A hardcore Maoist cadre along with four other militias was nabbed by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at Machhkund in the district on Sunday.
The arrested Maoist was identified as Rama Pangi (22) of Bachelpadar under the Chitrakonda police station in the district.
Pangi was an active cadre of Gumma AC under Malkangiri Koraput Vishakha Border (MKVB) Division of Andhra Odisha Border Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of CPI (Maoists) and was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head.
Acting on intelligence, the BSF personnel launched a search operation at Hanumal village under the Machhkund police station and apprehended Pangi along with four other militias.
It may be mentioned that recently, a hardcore woman Maoist cadre, Nayana Khillo, of the same group had surrendered before the BSF.