New Delhi, April 20 -- Police arrested three 3 lower-rung Naxal cadres in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. A joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and district force was out on a search operation, when the three were apprehended on Friday from the forest of Dumampara-Tumakpal villages under Katekalyan police station limits, said Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava.

Identified as Mangal Kunjam alias Shailesh (23), Budhram Madkami (25) and Waman Mandavi (33), all have been active as janmilitia members in Katekalyan area, he said.

Six electronic detonators, five gelatin rods, a bundle of electric wires and other Naxal-related material were recovered from their possession, he added.

Those arrested were mainly tasked t...