Bijapur, Sept 3: At least 16 Maoists were arrested by the security forces from different locations in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district  over the last 24 hours.

According to reports, the arrests were made when the personnel of the District Reserve Guard and the Central Reserve Police Force were out on an anti-Maoist operation in the district.

While two Maoists were apprehended from the Basaguda area, six from Gangloor and eight from the Jangla region.

Explosives and other materials were also recovered from their possession.