Wanted Naxalite Badal arrested in Balaghat
   Date :19-Sep-2020

Wanted Naxalite Badal arr
 
  • The arrested Naxalite was carrying a cash reward of Rs 8 lakh
  • Around two dozen Naxalites fired at the police party for two hours to rescue Badal
Under anti-Naxal campaign of Madhya Pradesh police, Balaghat police and HAWK Force succeeded in arresting Naxalite Badal. However, a Naxalite, who was accompanying Badal, managed to flee. Search to arrest the absconding Naxalite is underway. The arrested Naxalite was carrying a cash reward of Rs 8 lakh. On the basis of tip-off, Balaghat police SP sent Hawk Force SOG Birsa to Bandatola (Samnapur) Jungle range. There two suspected persons were spotted. On being challenged, one of them opened fire through pistol and later both of them jumped into the lake.
 
Five jawans of SOG Birsa also jumped into the lake and managed to arrest one of them. The arrested Naxalite identified himself as Badal. His accomplice managed to dodge the jawans and fled the spot. When the police party was returning along with the arrested Naxalite Badal, around two dozen Naxalites opened fire on the police party in a bid to rescue Badal. Naxalites fired at least 90 rounds of cartridges on the police party and in defence, police party did retaliatory firing. Firing between the police party and Naxalites continued for around two hours. However, police party managed to return along with the arrested Naxalite. Badal is incharge of expansion platoon two and area committee member. Madhya Pradesh had declared cash reward of Rs 3 lakh while neighbouring Chhattisgarh state had declared a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on arrest of Badal.