A hardcore Maoist allegedly involved in the murder of two police personnel was arrested during an operation carried out by security forces in a village of insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said here on Sunday.
A team of district police that had started on a search operation from Bande police station limits nabbed the accused from Maad Pakhanjur village based on intelligence inputs, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kanker, JS Meena said.
The person was identified as Khaitya Korcha (25) of Maad Pakhanjur village. According to the police, Korcha was a Janmilitia member active in Gadhchiroli division of Maharashtra.
“He was involved in a Maoist ambush attack on the police party at Havalbaras village where two police personnel including the Station House Officer of Bande police station was killed and 6 others were injured,” the SP said adding the incident had occurred on February 2 this year.