A hardcore Naxal, carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was arrested during an anti-insurgency operation carried out by security forces in Maoist-violence hit Sukma district, police said on Saturday.
“Kawasi Madda (37) the President of Maoist CNM (Chetna Natya Mandali) was arrested near Pratapgiri village based on intelligence inputs,” Tongpal police station sub-inspector Vijay Patel informed.
According to him a joint team of district police and 227 battalion of the CRPF from Koyalabhatti camp nabbed Madda during an anti-insurgency operation carried out about 400 km south of state capital Raipur. The held ultra, according to police, used to place IEDs for hurting security forces. One such IED went off killing a man at village Tahkawada on April 18, 2017.