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 ...