Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- In a significant breakthrough in anti-Maoist operations, the Koraput Police have arrested notorious Maoist leader Kunjam Hidma, alias Mohan, during a combing operation, Koraput SP Rohit Verma informed the media on Thursday.
Addressing reporters at the Koraput Police Headquarters, SP Verma said Hidma, also known as Mohan, is a resident of the Usur police station area in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
The police recovered one AK-47 rifle, 35 rounds of ammunition, 27 electric detonators, 90 non-electric detonators, 2 kg of gunpowder, Maoist literature, and other incriminating items from his possession.
According to the SP, a special team comprising DVF personnel, led by SDPO Jeypore Partha Kashyap, was formed on th...