Security personnel on Sunday arrested a CPI-Maoist area commander, Mina Hikaka, from the Musulimunda forest area in Koraput district.
Reports said local police and BSF personnel arrested 20-year-old Hikaka during a joint combing operation. Hikaka was wanted in more than 20 cases, including killing of innocent tribals in Nayayanpatna area. He was the area commander of the Srikakulam-Koraput Divisional Committee of the CPI-Maoist, a police officer said.
“At least 16 non-bailable warrants (NBW) were pending against him. These warrants include various murder cases from 2009 to till date,” Koraput SP Awinash Kumar said. Hikaka’s arrest will be very helpful in containing the Maoist menace in the area and in ensuring peace and security of the people, the SP told reporters.