Police arrested hardcore Maoist Manoj Madakami and his associate Grupaleswara Majhi during a combing operation on Tuesday night.
Manoj was an area committee member of the Bargarh-Balangir Mahasamund (BBM) Division and was carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head.
Nuapada district Superintendent of Police Smith P Parmar in a Press meet informed that on a tipoff the cops conducted a joint operation with Special Operations Group (SOG) team in Patapani village and nabbed Madakami and Majhi.
Manoj is involved in many crimes, including Nuapada’s Sikhya Sahayak Chaitanya Majhi’s murder.
There are 12 cases pending against him in Bargarh district.
The latest is of a civilian killing in March 2018.
Besides, there are a number of torching cases and exchange of fire incidents pending against him,” Parmar said.
