Chennai, Feb. 22 -- In a significant breakthrough, a key absconding of CPI (Maoist), a banned outfit was arrested by the Q Branch police and the Kerala Anti-terrorist squad on Saturday at Hosur in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.

Police sources said an absconding CPI (Maoist) cadre identified as Santhosh kumar also known by aliases Santhosh @ Ravi @ Vargeese @ Raja, was apprehended by officials of Q Branch CID of Tamil Nadu Police and Anti Terrorists Squad of Kerala Police in a jointly coordinated operation at Hosur, Krishnagiri District .

Santosh had been absconding for the past 11 years and had joined the armed squad of the CPI (Maoist) Party, a proscribed organisation in India, and was actively involved in unlawful activities ...