Bijapur:

ASP Chandrakant Govarna confirmed the arrest and said that Joga is a cunning and seasoned Maoist, involved in multiple violent incidents across the Basaguda and Usur police station limits. After initial interrogation, he was produced in court and sent to judicial remand.

A joint anti-Naxal operation led to the arrest of a hardcore Naxalite, Joga, a 36-year-old member of Platoon No. 9 of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation. Acting on intelligence inputs, security forces apprehended him from the Basaguda forest area. Joga, a resident of Odsapara village in Polampalli, has been associated with the Maoist movement for several years and carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.

March 5, 2025: Accused of attacking security forces near the Gunjeparti camp and planting IEDs to harm security personnel.

Items Recovered

Security forces recovered the following from Joga’s possession:

·         Explosive tiffin bomb

·         Cardex wire

·         Detonator

·         Electric wire

·         Maoist literature

·         An iron knife-like weapon

Security agencies continue to investigate the extent of Joga’s involvement in other Naxal activities across the region.

Crimes Attributed to Joga

October 29, 2024: Accused of murdering Dinesh Pujari, a resident of Putkel village, branding him a police informer.

June 2, 2024: Participated in an armed attack on the Putkel security camp using country-made BGLs and automatic weapons.

November 31, 2022: Involved in firing on police personnel near Nellakanker Nala in the Usur police station area.

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