An active member of Maoists’ small action team, carrying cash reward of Rs 2 lakh, was nabbed by the police in insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday.
The arrested insurgent has been identified as Budhram alias Hidma Podiyami (30), an active member of small action team working under Indravati Area Committee of the banned organization CPI (Maoist), said police, adding that the cadre carrying cash reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head was nabbed from village Padarpara under Nelasnar police station limits.
According to the police, following a tip-off that Budhram was conducting recee in village Padarpara, where the victim of Naxal movement and auxiliary police personnel resides, a joint team of Dantewada and Bijapur police launched a joint operation resulting in arrest of Budhram.
After being associated with the banned organization in childhood as member of Bal Sangham, Budhram registered his active presence in Naxal incident that took place in the region. The insurgent was the part of team which killed an Assistant Constable and injured other police personnel at Tumnar weekly market in June this year. After being elevated as member of small action team from Bal Sangham, Budhram was engaged in the task of carrying out recee of patrolling team, assistant constables and surrendered Naxals, added police.