A Naxalite wanted for attacks on security forces was arrested from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said.
Somlu Kashyap (40) was held from a forest near Kokodipara village under the Mirtoor police station limits during a search operation by the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force, IG Bastar Sundarraj P said.
Kashyap headed the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan, a frontal wing of the Naxalites, and was involved in six incidents including the killing of two security personnel near Cherli village in 2017 and an Assistant Constable in 2018, he said.
"He was also involved in the killing of civilians in Bijapur," the official said.