Hyderabad, July 26 -- A top Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh was arrested by Miyapur police from New Hafeezpet in Hyderabad on Friday, July 25, based on credible information.

The apprehended Maoist Sri Vidya hails from Tirumalapuram village of Pedda Kothapally mandal in Nagarkurnool district, and had joined the banned Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) People's War Group (PWG) in 1992 after completing her BTech degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad.

Later joined in the banned CPI (Maoist) party in 2006.

Her father is a retired teacher and she has two brothers and a sister. Her brother Narla Ravi Sharma was arrested in 2009 and her sister Narla Sridevi worked in the CPI (Maoist) party.

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