Top Maoist leader Siba Reddy, an accused in the 2001 Motu police station attack in Odisha, was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police from Ettapakur on Tuesday.
At least 70 cases are registered against him in various police stations and he carried a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh on his head.
Siba Reddy was apprehended while he was undergoing treatment in a hospital for an injury. He is the secretary of Khammam Division of CPI(Maoists) in Andhra Pradesh. He was active in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.