Raipur: In a significant breakthrough, the Special Investigation Agency (SIA) of Chhattisgarh has arrested a Maoist couple from Raipur, exposing a potential urban network of Naxalite operatives operating under the guise of medical treatment.

The duo, identified as Jaggu alias Ramesh Kursam (28) and his wife Kamala (27), were apprehended from Changorabhata in the DD Nagar police station area after reportedly staying in the capital for several days.

Police sources said that Jaggu, a resident of Bijapur’s Gangaloor region, had come to Raipur for treatment of kidney stones and was receiving care at Ambedkar Hospital.

Acting on intelligence inputs, the SIA conducted a covert operation and detained both individuals. The arrest was kept confidential initially, given the sensitivity of the case

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