A Rural Medical Practitioner (RMP) who was arrested for providing medical facilities to Naxals was presented in a local court which sent him to jail on judicial remand, said Superintendent of Police OP Pal on Sunday.
According to police, the arrested RMP has been identified as Shatrughan Vaishnav alias Bhola Doctor (40) resident of Maad Pakhanjur under the limits of Bande police station, Kanker district.
The accused was involved in alleged Naxal activities since the year 2000 and was closely associated with top Naxals leaders such as Gaganna who is member of Mainpur divisional committee and is active in Dhamtari area.
Bhola Doctor also had links with Narmada a senior cadre of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee who is also president of-Maad Pakhanjur area Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangh — a frontal organisation of Naxals. Bhola was also associated with Vinay a Red rebel who is in-charge of the Supply wing and a member of Gadhchiroli Divisional Committee, police claimed.
Police further detailed Bhola Doctor not only provided medical facilities to Naxals but also made arrangements for sending Maoist to urban areas for availing better medical facilities. Apart from providing medical services he also arranged meetings of contractors, traders and transporters with Naxal leaders and supplied ammunition, arms and items of daily use to the ultras.
Bhola came in contact with Gaganna in June 2003 and Gaganna had provided `60,000 to Bhola for purchasing a tractor, police maintained.Police revealed that hefty sum of rupees running in several lakhs were also received by Bhola Doctor and were supplied to Naxals Courier Tarak Kundu and Babulal Sharam.
In February 2012 Vinay the secretary of Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Committee had provided Rs 20,000 to Bhola along with list of medicines for handing over to Tarak Kundu. The arresting to Bhola was made from Pachpedi Naka area and a case in this connection has been registered with Civil lines police station, police informed.