A joint team of District Force (DF) and Special Task Force (STF) arrested a wanted Maoist from the forested village of Aampayali located in the district. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) (Anti-Naxal Operation) Sundarraj P., a joint team of DF and STF was tipped off that Maoists Vijay Reddy and Salima Potai and their accomplices are hiding in the forested stretch of Aampayali village.
Acting on the tip-off, when the joint team rushed to the village the Naxals opened indiscriminate firing on them. However, the team did not retaliate keeping in view the safety of the villagers and continued intense searching in the forest. Thereafter, the team cordoned off the area and arrested Suklu Ram Tulavi (28) of village Aampayali under Aundhi police station limits, the SP added.
He said the police party recovered a muzzle gun from his possession and a back-pack containing four small boxes filled with gunpowder, 15 pieces of iron nets and small balls used for triggering explosion.