A Naxalite wanted for attacks on police and kidnapping of civilians as well as other offences was arrested in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division, a police officer said on Monday.
Bijapur Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap said Punem Binda (48) had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head and was caught on Sunday from his Marudbaka village in Usoor police station limits in an operation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force (DF).
Binda was head of the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (DAKMS), a front outfit of the Naxalites, and was involved in six incidents between 2006 and 2018 including attacks on police teams, kidnapping of civilians, loot and damage to public property, Kashyap said.