IED event in Maharashtra, Bhangarampetha Village in Gadchiroli District area, India on Sat 19th February 2022

Gadchiroli Police arrested four Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] sympathisers who were allegedly instrumental in supplying explosive material to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in the area from Bhangarampetha Village in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on February 19, reports Free Press Journal. Police seized huge quantity of cordex wires which are used in Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL) shells, country-made grenades bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from the accused persons. Those arrested have been identified as Raju Gopal Salla, Kashinath alias Ravi Mulla Gawade, Sadhu Laccha Talandi and Mohammad Qasim Shadullah. The accused persons hail from Telangana and Aheri in Maharashtra. The police are on the lookout for their fifth accomplice Chotu alias Sinu Mulla Gawade, who managed to escape during the operation.