A hardcore Maoist came in police net during a search operation carried out by security forces in the insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said on Monday. According to the police, the held ultra was identified as Virendra Darro (32) resident of Chhindtola village under Pratappur police station limits, Superintendent of Police, Kanker, JN Meena informed.
Darro was involved in several serious Naxal incidents like murder of a villager in Badgaon in year 2009, he said.
The insurgent was also part of team that had exploded a land mine in Pipli village in 2010 wherein a head constable of Border Security Force (BSF) and a constable were injured. In 2009 he participated in a Naxal ambush attack near Panchagi in which two police personnel were martyred and a female constable was abducted, the SP said.
Darro was an active member of Janmilita active in Pratappur region and case of attempt to murder, brawl, abduction, handling arms/explosives was registered against him. Police had declared cash reward of Rs2000 on his arrest, Meena said.