A senior woman Maoist ultra Kamla Dhruv alias Santoshi, who carried a reward of Rs2 lakh on her head, was arrested near village Mugaltola of the district on Saturday. The arrest of the hardcore woman insurgent is considered a major success for the security forces engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Kanker district.
Police officials claimed that the 22-year-old Dhruv was involved in major insurgency-related incidents including killing, loot, kidnapping, arson, damage to public property and deadly attack on para-military troopers as well as on Chhattisgarh police personnel.
The arrested insurgent was booked under Sections 147, 148, 149, 306 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and Section 38 and 39 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
According to Inspector General of BSF SS Chahar, Dhruv was earlier working as an active member of Korar Area Committee of the outlawed Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and later she was promoted to the rank of Deputy Commander Kiskoda local Operating Squad (lOS).