SAA event in Odisha, Relhatu under Chandiposh Police Station limits in Sundargarh District area, India on Sat 25th June 2022

After a brief exchange of fire with Rourkela Police, two suspected Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) with sophisticated firearms were arrested from a forest area near Relhatu under Chandiposh Police Station limits in Sundargarh District of Odisha on June 25, reports The New Indian Express. One of the arrested LWE has sustained injuries on the leg. Though it was not clear if the duos belonged to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfit or the Jharkhand-based People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, or any other organised crime group, Police is investigating for leads. Both the suspected LWEs have been identified as Biswajit and Tuchu, both of Gumla District in Jharkhand. One AK-47 rifle with 20 rounds of live ammunition, one 9 mm pistol loaded with five bullets, one single shot firearm with four bullets and a car were recovered from their possession.