A female Maoist, carrying cash reward of Rs 1.10 lakh on her arrest, was nabbed during a search operation carried out by security forces in Maoist-violence hit Narayanpur district of Bastar, police said on Wednesday.
She was identified as Sukhiyarin Yadav (50) and was an active member of Aamdai lOS (local Organisation Squad) of Maoists, Naryanpur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) OP Sharma said.
Sukhiyarin was nabbed by a joint team of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and district police while carrying out an operation in Temrugao village under Dhaudai police station limits, he said.
The insurgent used to look after the working of Krantikari Mahila Sangthan- a frontal wing of the Maoist. She was also tasked with arranging meetings of villagers and persuading them to join the banned outfit besides spreading the Maoist propaganda in the region, he said.
As many as 13 cases of Naxal-related offences were registered against Sukhiyarin, the ASP said adding, the State government had declared cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head while SP Narayanpur had declared reward of Rs 10,000 on her arrest.