The Jan Militia man has been identified as Shankar Vanga Kudyam, 34, a resident of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh and was caught in a joint operation with Telangana Police.

Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Neelotpal said Kudyam was wanted in connection with cases registered against him following the deadly shootout in Modumdagu forests of Maoist-affected district Revanpalli area on March 19.

Investigation revealed that Kudyam was involved in three civilian killing cases in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh and four major police encounters, including three in Chhattisgarh and one in Maharashtra.

Furthermore, he is accused of providing shelter, arms and ammunition, ration and other types of logistics support to Maoist groups operating in the area, forcing villagers to participate in Maoist meetings, against security forces. Along with attending illegal meetings, propaganda was also done to hatch the conspiracy. For those bandits.

With the arrest of Kudyam, Gadchiroli Police has achieved major success in arresting 79 dangerous Red rebels, including women, since January 2022, Neelotpal said, adding that big and small cash rewards have been given for the capture of many of them.