In a significant achievement for the security forces in the restive Bijapur district, police have arrested a hardcore Maoist carrying a price of Rs 5,000 on his head.
The Maoist was arrested during a search operation from the jungles of Jangla Police Station, Superintendent of Police Bijapur, Prashant Agrawal said on Saturday.
According to police, the arrested insurgent was identified as Tulsi Ram Pujari (30) resident of Kondroji village under the limits of Jangla Police Station. Acting on a on a tip off, a joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and district police force, on Friday, had launched a search operation. During the operation, security forces nabbed Pujari from the jungles of Kondroji, police said.
Pujari was allegedly involved in serious criminal offences like murder and loot. A court had issued two permanent warrants in the name of Pujari, police claimed. The accused was later presented in a local court.