A hardcore female leftist insurgent carrying a cash reward of ` 5 lakh on her head, was arrested by police from the insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said here on Sunday.
“The ultra identified as lakke alias lakkhe (28) resident of Permapara Burgum under Aranpur police station, was rounded up on the basis of information provided by intelligence agencies,” Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police (Naxal operations) Gorakhnath Baghel said.
According to Baghel, the arrested female ultra was associated with banned Naxal organisation Communist Party of India (Maoist) for past 14 years and had served at various Naxal key posts like area committee member/ Jantana Sarkar President and similar other.
“She was part of Naxal area committee in Malangir region and was involved in executing various major Naxal incidents and executing tribal civilians after holding ‘Jan Adalat’,” the APS said.
lakke used to provide ground support to senior Naxal leaders like members of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC). She used to keep the information about the movement of police forces in her region and used to pass the Intel to Naxal leaders, the ASP mentioned.
She was wanted in connection with serious criminal incidents like murder, attempt to murder, arson, and similar others registered with Aranpur, Kuakonda and Kirandul police stations, Baghel said.