A woman Naxalite carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on her head was arrested on Friday by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Chhattisgarh Police in Kanker district. Acting on a specific input, Dashri Korsa alias Samita was held from her native village Gattakal in the Koyalibeda police station limits when she went there to visit her family, Kanker Superintendent of Police M.R. Ahire said. She joined the outlawed outfit in 2007, served in various capacities in the north Bastar division of the Maoists and was presently active as a member of the Kiskodo Area Committee. The woman Naxalite had allegedly been involved in attacks on police teams, torching vehicles and machines in mining areas and torturing villagers.
