Bhubaneswar / Coraput: Dubashi Sankar, a Mooist who was feared to bring a cash award from Rs 20 Lakh on his head, was arrested from the Boipariguda police station in Coraput Regency on Tuesday.
Sankar wants by police in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana because of their alleged involvement in several cases of vile, including the murder of several security personnel and conspiracies to fight against India.
He was ordered in two cases in the coraput and 18 cases in the district of Malkangiri.
At least 32 cases are registered against it in Visakhapatnam district and 24 cases in Telangana.
“Sankar’s arrest was a great achievement for Odisha police because this was the first time in 20 years that the high-ranking Maois leader was captured in our country,” said Director General of the Abhay Police.
Police said Sankar was allegedly involved in the murder of 10 CISF personnel in Dunanjodi on April 12, 2009.
He was also involved in Ambush Janiguda in the Chitrachonda Malkangiri area on February 10, 2012 where four BSF personnel were killed.
Sankar desired for his role in Landmine Landmine Govindpalli in the Coraput on April 4, 2010 where 11 police personnel died.
Police said Sankar, who was a member of the Special Zone Committee (SZCM), had joined the MAOIS movement in 1987.
He was a member of the Indrapuriyal Committee Party in Andhra Pradesh.
He was promoted to the rank of SZCM in 2003 and joined the Special Zonal Committee of the Andhra Odisha (AOBSZC) border in 2004.
In 2010, he joined the State Military Commission (SMC).
In other developments, a Maois surrendered before the Deputy Inspector General (South West Range) Rajesh Pandit in Coraput Regency on Tuesday.
MAOIS which was submitted was identified as Sonal Madvi, a member of the Area Committee (ACM).
Madvi was arrested by police Andhra Pradesh in 2018.
After being released from prison in May 2019 about the bail, he rejoined Maois.
The police said his wife was also associated with CPI (Maois).