The Husnabad police have arrested a Maoist deputy commander and seized 37 gelatine sticks, which were planned to planted underneath the culverts and bridges.
The arrest of Maoist leader and recovery of gelatine sticks attained importance as Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao had planned to conduct bus yatra in the region on Saturday to participate in the Haritha Haram programme.
Disclosing this to newsmen here on Friday, Superintendent of Police D. Joel Davis said that Maoist Musaki Adma (22), a native of Sikhpal village in Jagdalpur district of Chatisgarh State was associated with the Maoist party since 2007 as part of Radical Balala Sangham (RBS).
From 2009 to 2013, he worked as deputy dalam commander of Molangur dalam.
With the permission of dalam, he returned to his native village and started working as informer and providing information about the police informers and movement of police to the dalam. Following the instructions of dalam commander Roshan, he reached Husnabad and started working as a labourer at the construction sites at the culverts and bridges and collecting the explosives to hand over to the dalam.
On Friday, the police conducted the regular vehicle checking at the Husnabad bus stand region. During that period, the police noticed suspicious movement of Adma. On interrogation, he informed the police that he was Maoist deputy commander in Chatisgarh state and recovered the gelatine sticks.
The SP appreciated the Husnabad CI Sadan Kumar, NIB inspector Sarvar, SI Mahender Reddy and others for arresting the naxalite. Officer on Special Duty L. Subbarayudu, and Additional SP (Admn) B. Janardhan Reddy were also present.
