A joint squad of Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force (DF) arrested a Maoist carrying cash reward in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.
Based on precise tip-off, security personnel have nabbed the rebel from village Kotul falling under limits of Koyelibeda police station, said Kanker Superintendent of Police (SP) J N Meena.
According to him, the arrested insurgent has been identified as Mangal Ram Mandavi (40) and was carrying cash bounty of `1000 on his head. The security personnel undertaking combing operation in the region received a tip-off about presence of Mandavi in his native village, the team was mobilised there in a well-coordinated manner resulting in arrest of the Naxal.
“The 40-year-old Mandavi was involved in various Naxal incidents which took place in the region during past few years which include murder attempt, planting bombs to cause harm to security personnel deployed in the region, damaging Government property and others,” Meena said.
Several warrants were also pending against him in different police stations of the district.