Former Naxal and 3 cops arrested for armed robbery

In a shocking case, three policemen attached to special action plan (Anti Naxal Operation) and a former Naxal robbed a businessman in Gadchiroli district, police said today.

The four alleged robbers were arrested by Gadchiroli police subsequently, police here said.

According to police, surrendered naxal Raghu alias Jalmasai Sadmake,38, along with three constables entered the house of local businessman, Manoj Motilal Makhija, in village Kadholi in Kurkheda Taluka, and looted Rs40,000 at gun point.

The accused demanded Rs10 lakh from him and threatened to blow up his truck, parked outside, before decamping with Rs40,000 cash, police said.

The three arrested policemen have been identified as Ratan Gorgunda, 31, Peta Mara Talandi, 30,  and Deepak Madhavrao Atram, 29.