A militia platoon section commander and five militia members of the CPI (Maoists) were arrested by the police during two separate search operations in the forest area in Charla mandal late on Wednesday evening.
The arrested militia platoon section commander was identified as Madavi Jogaiah of Rallapuram in Charla mandal, police said.
A country made tapancha with two live cartridges was seized from him.
He was apprehended by a police team during a search operation at Chelimala forest area on Wednesday evening.
He was allegedly involved in a total of 12 cases, including three murder cases under various police station limits in Bhadrachalam division.
The remaining five Maoist militia members were nabbed by a team of special party policemen near a forest fringe village a few kms away from the Taliperu reservoir late on Wednesday evening.
Police said the arrested militia members were involved in digging of pits on roads in Charla mandal during the Maoist martyrs week observance over three months ago.
They were produced before a court in Khammam on Thursday afternoon.
