Naxal wanted by Maharashtra police arrested in MP

BALAGHAT: A Naxalite, wanted by Maharashtra police, was arrested from Dhiri Muram forest area in the district, a senior police official said today.

Acting on a tip-off, the Hawk force team of police arrested the Naxalite, identified as Badru alias Krishna (26), resident of Bhave village in Rajnandgaon district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh, IG Balaghat DC Sagar and SP Gaurav Tiwari said in a release.

Badru was hiding in a bush near Mata Ghat temple in the forest area and was identified by an informer following which he was arrested by the police as part of the ongoing anti-Naxal operation in the district, they said.

A case was registered against him at Salekasa police station in Gondia district of Maharashtra in 2012 for his alleged involvement in Naxal activities there and since then a permanent arrest warrant was issued against him.

Balaghat police informed their counterparts in Salekasa police station about the Naxal's arrest.