Bengaluru:
A 61-year-old wished Maoist suspect was arrested on Saturday after eluding regulation enforcement companies for almost 20 years, mentioned police.
Initially from Angadi village in Mudigere city of Chikkamagaluru district, Suresh also referred to as Pradeep, has been on the run since 2003, actively taking part in clandestine Maoists operations, mentioned the police.
He was nabbed throughout an operation within the Kanjirakolli forest space of Kannur in Kerala, the place Suresh and his group had been working.
“We acquired info from Kerala police that Suresh was held by Kannur district rural police,” mentioned Jitendra Kumar Dayam, the SP at Anti-Naxal Power (ANF).
Based on the Kerala police, maoists had an encounter with a wild elephant throughout which Suresh was injured.
“A gaggle of naxals (maoists) have been working in Kanjirakolli Reserve Forest for just a few days. On the morning of February 16, a pachyderm confronted the group. It attacked Suresh whereas others fled from the scene. Suresh couldn’t run however screamed for assist, listening to which close by villagers rescued him and shifted him to Kannur Medical Faculty. They then knowledgeable the police,” mentioned M Hemalatha, the superintendent of police (SP) of Kannur (rural).
The Kerala Police took his custody from the hospital the place he’s receiving remedy for his leg and chest accidents.
Police mentioned, Suresh has been wished in lots of circumstances. Police of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu have been trying to find him since a number of years.
Suresh, who had adopted a brand new id following his involvement in maoists actions, mentioned police. He had develop into one of the sought-after maoists in Karnataka, with over 26 registered circumstances towards him within the state.
“He was going through a number of circumstances in Sringeri police station and final appeared in 2003 at Sringeri court docket. After availing bail, he absconded. The state authorities even introduced a ₹5 lakh reward for him. He has many circumstances registered towards him in Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, and Shimoga districts. After authorized proceedings in Kerala, we are going to take his custody by way of the court docket,” added Dayam.