The cadre Raiju Potai (28) was apprehended by a team of local police from Haatchapai village forests under Dhanora police station limits, Kondagaon Additional Superintendent of Police Surjit Atri told PTI.
Acting on specific inputs, a squad of district force was sent to Haatchapai forests, located around 300 kms away from the state capital Raipur.
On reaching the spot, they found a suspect trying to escape into the core forests, following which they chased and nabbed him, the ASP said.
He was involved in various incidents of crime, including murder of a police personnel in Dhanora in 2012, setting ablaze vehicles engaged in road construction works, attack on security forces and damaging government property, the ASP said.
The arrested naxal is being interrogated, he said.