Maoist leader Paresh Da's wife in police net

GUWAHATI: Police in Assam arrested two Maoist leaders Kavita Rabha and her brother Pradip Rabha. Kavita is wife of CPI (Maoist) central committee member and prime leader in charge of north-east India, Anukul Chandra Naskar alias Paresh Da.

Paresh Da was arrested last week. Inspector General of Police (Central Western Region) L.R. Bishnoi said that Kavita 31 years had earlier gone to Kolkata with Paresh Da. “She was basically looking after the publicity of the outfit and was associated in preparation of literature of the outfit.”

Naskar, aged 65 years, hails from Balia village in West Bengal's 24 South Paraganas district. He became the central committee member in 1985. (Ends)

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