A wanted Naxal carrying cash reward of Rs5,000 on his head has been arrested from a forested patch coming under Gangaloor police station of the insurgency-hit Bijapur district.
“A team of district police was on a search operation from Gangloor police station on Thursday in Khotiyapara, Duvalipara and Gaytapara regions. In the jungles of Duvalipara, a suspect after spotting the police party tired to flee who was later chased and nabbed,” Superintendent of Police, Bijapur, Prashant Agrawal said on Friday.
later, the person was identified as Kamlu Jaggu (22) resident of Duvalipara falling under the limits of Gangloor police station, he said.
Police claimed that the nabbed person is suspected to be involved in offences of serious nature such as murder, abduction besides other crimes.
A permanent arrest warrant was issued on the name of the accused from Gangloor police station and reward of Rs5,000 was announced on his head for his arrest.
Notably, on April 21 two rebels were arrested from a dense forest area falling under limits of Jangla police station during searching operation.