Raipur

Naxalite arrested in Bijapur

Staff Reporter

A 55-year-old Naxalite involved in the murder of villager was on Friday arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.

Bijapur Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap identified him as Kopa of the outlawed CPI-Maoist. He was involved in killing a villager in 2006.

An arrest warrant was pending against him.

He was arrested from the jungles of Munder and Toyenar by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police.