Archive · 25 May 2025
Maoist Plot Foiled: Adults Arrested After Claiming Minority
Imagine some bad guys, called Maoists, were trying to trick the police.
The police caught them and found out they were actually grown-ups, even though they said they were kids.
These bad guys were hiding in a village and pretending to be normal people.
To find out the truth, the police did a special test to check their bones.
The test showed they were lying, so the police arrested them.
They were sent to jail so the police could ask them more questions.
The police are trying to figure out what other bad things these people have done.
Security forces arrested two adult Maoists who falsely claimed to be minors.
The arrests were made in Binagunda village on May 20, with the age verification tests done on May 22.
Radhika Madavi and Podiya Kunjam, members of Platoon 32, were confirmed as adults by bone tests.
The Maoists were remanded to four days of police custody for further investigation.
Police revealed that Maoists are now using deceptive tactics, like blending in villages, to avoid arrest.
- Who
- Security forces and Gadchiroli police, Radhika Buchanna Madavi, and Podiya Ayatu Kunjam.
- What
- Two Maoists were arrested after a bone test disproved their claims of being minors.
- When
- Arrests on May 23; bone ossification tests on May 22.
- Where
- Binagunda village and Laheri police sub-station in Chamorshi, Gadchiroli.
- Why
- To investigate subversive activities and prevent arrests using false claims of being minors.
Maoist Tactics
Law Enforcement Response
Deception and Law Enforcement
Maoist Tactics
Maoists blend in with communities and claim to be minors to avoid detection and arrest.
Law Enforcement Response
Law enforcement seeks to counter deceptive practices, like impersonating community members.
- Arrested Maoists
- Radhika Buchanna Madavi and Podiya Ayatu Kunjam
- Maoist Platoon
- Platoon 32
- Test Conducted
- Bone ossification test
- Police Custody
- Four days at Laheri police sub-station
- Location of Arrest
- Binagunda village