Eight lower-rung Naxalites were arrested in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Sunday.
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The arrested cadres were planning to plant an IED between the Usoor-Tekmetla route to target security forces. Security personnel also seized explosives from them.
They were apprehended on Saturday by security personnel between the Usoor and Tekmetla villages during an anti-Naxal operation by the District Reserve Guard and the local police, an official said.
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