Police on Monday arrested a hardcore CPI(Maoist) sympathiser for his alleged involvement in a series of criminal cases in Malkangiri district.
The accused was identified as Trinath Bhumia of Kotepali village under the Mathili police station.
According to police, Bhumia was actively working for the CPI (Maoist) outfit in Tulsi Hill range area under the Mathili police station.
Bhumia is involved in many crimes carried out by Red rebels to trigger terror among the people. He is trained in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), the police added.
He is involved in five cases registered at the Mathili police station.