The BSF personnel on Wednesday handed over a hardcore Maoist, who was nabbed on Tuesday, to the Malkangiri district police.
Acting on a tipoff from the BSF intelligence wing of the 33 Battalion at MV-88 village, a BSF team had conducted a combing operation in the nearby forest area on Tuesday.
During the operation, the Central forces nabbed the Maoist while he was trying to escape from his house at Tagorkota village under the Motu police station and seized a 303 rifle from his possession.
The Maoist was identified as Singa Kotam, who was an active member of the Kalimela Dalam and working as a bodyguard of top Maoist leader and secretary of Malkangiri Divisional Committee Udaya.Singa was carrying a cash reward of `1 lakh on his head. Interrogation of the Maoist was on, the police said.