District Police Chief Kiran Chavhan said Muchaki Bhima and his wife Muchaki Galle had surrendered to the Central Reserve Police and local police, citing complaints of the "barbaric" and "hollow" Maoist ideology,
The incident took place when the six-year-old tribal girl was in the hostel of the 'porta cabin' school located within the Errabor police station area limits.
Police said that the encounter site, approximately 350 kilometers from the state capital Raipur, yielded a firearm, an IED, and materials for making explosives.
The Naxalites were apprehended on Friday from a hill near Kunna village under Kukanar police station limits.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has ordered an inquiry into the incident to ascertain the cause of the incident and suggest remedial measures.
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A naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district on Saturday morning, police said.
The two were involved in murder, attacks on police and planting explosives to target security forces, Sinha said.
"Four bodies of Maoists in uniform, one Insas rifle and two 303 rifle were recovered," said a CRPF official.
Maoists frequently use IEDs or home-made bombs to target security personnel in Chhattisgarh.
According to news agency ANI, two rifles have been recovered.
The encounter is still on as more Naxals are expected to be hidden in the area.
According to latest updates, the injured soldiers have been admitted to a hospital near Raipur for treatment.
At least two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
They were allegedly involved in several naxal-related incidents, including planting of IED (Improvised Explosive Device) on Dornapal-Jagargunda road in September last year.
The arrested were allegedly involved in carrying out IED blasts targeting the security forces and firing on police teams in Sukma region.
The arrested Maoists were active as members of the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS), a front organisation of the Naxals, he said.
On April 24 this year, 25 CRPF personnel, who were providing security for a road construction work, were killed in a Naxal attack in Burkapal area of Sukma.
The STF men were patrolling an area of the Tundamarka forests in Chintagufa area around 10 a.m. when they came under fire from a group of Maoists. In the ensuing exchange of fire, two of them were killed and five were injured.
Security forces have been continuously undertaking search operations in Chintalnar, Chintagufa and Jagargunda areas of the district, around 400 kms away from here, following the Burkapal incident.
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