A Naxal who had taken part in a landmine attack that killed seven CRPF men in 2016 was arrested in Maoist violence-hit Dantewada district, police said here on Saturday.
The ultra was carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head.
Madvi Gango (29), head of the Maoists' 'Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisaan Majdoor Sangthan' was apprehended from Jiakodta village under Kuakonda police station limits, located around 400 kilometres from here, by personnel from District Reserve Guard (DRG), CRPF's 111th battalion and local police, said an official.
"Gango was involved in three attacks on security forces, including in the Mailwada landmine attack in March 2016 in which seven CRPF troopers were killed," he said.