A hardcore Naxalite carrying a cash reward of Rs 2 lakhs on his head was on Friday arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district.
Mukesh alias Suklu Gawde of Kanker district was apprehended from the jungles of Daudpadripani village during a search operation, Dhamtari Superintendent of Police Prashant Kumar Thakur said.
Gawde is the Platoon No 5 Section Commander under the Rawghat Area Committee and Platoon No 25 Deputy Commander in the Partapur Area Committee of the outlawed Maoist movement since 2009, Thakur added.
He was involved in several incidents of Naxalite violence and had 10 pending warrants against him in Kanker district, the officer said.
Gawde told the police that he came to Dhamtari region to help expand the Maoist ideology and to strengthen the Maoist organization.
