Top naxalite leader held

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, JUNE 4. The city police have dealt a major blow to the CPI-ML Jana Shakti group when they nabbed one of its most wanted District Committee Members, Sirikonda Jalapathi alias Manganna, in a routine vehicle-checking operation in Bahadurpura locality on Monday.

The police teams, which interrogated him, seized four revolvers, two pistols, 35 rounds of live ammunition, extremist literature and Rs 52,000 in cash at his instance from a den. Two more associates of Manganna were also arrested. Manganna is involved in as many as 100 criminal cases including 28 murders, 17 attempt to murder cases. He played a crucial role in the attack on the gunmen of an MLA in Karimnagar district in which weapons from the bodyguards were snatched.

Announcing the arrest at a press conference, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Pervaram Ramulu, said Manganna was riding a Yamaha motor cycle along with Isampally Narayana when the police team, led by Inspector Ramanjaneyulu, stopped them. The police team noticed that while the vehicle had one registration number, the papers mentioned a different number. When they were frisked, the police found two pistols on the motorcyclists.

They were immediately taken into custody and questioned. Later, the duo took the police teams to their den in Ashoknagar where the police seized four more short weapons. The den keeper, Juttu Sudarshan, native of Nookalamarri village of Karimnagar district, was also taken into custody. A beaming Mr. Ramulu, described the arrest as the result as a `most satisfying work' and pointed out that when the police did not ignore the routine policing like vehicle checking, such fantastic results could be achieved.

He said the Inspector would be recommended for a Meritorious Service Entry and the constables for cash rewards.

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