Maoist carrying reward of Rs 1 lakh arrested in Chandigarh

A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was arrested in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Wednesday, police said. The District Reserve Guard and local police nabbed Midiam Hurra (20) from the forest under Kirandul police station limits, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.

Hurra, who had joined the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in 2016, was active as a member of Local Guerilla Squad (LGS) under the Malangir area committee of Maoists, he said.

He was allegedly involved in the blast that killed seven security personnel at Kirandul area in May 2018, the official said.

Hurra, who had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was also allegedly involved in killing a man from Tikanpal village in November last year, he said.

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