A Naxalite, wanted by Maharashtra police, was arrested from Dhiri Muram forest area in the district, a senior police official said today.
Acting on a tip-off, the Hawk force team of police arrested the Naxalite, identified as Badru alias Krishna (26), resident of Bhave village in Rajnandgaon district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh, IG Balaghat D C Sagar and SP Gaurav Tiwari said in a release.
Badru was hiding in a bush near Mata Ghat temple in the forest area and was identified by an informer following which he was arrested by the police as part of the ongoing anti-Naxal operation in the district, they said.
A case was registered against him at Salekasa police station in Gondia district of Maharashtra in 2012 for his alleged involvement in Naxal activities there and since then a permanent arrest warrant was issued against him.
Balaghat police informed their counterparts in Salekasa police station about the Naxal's arrest.
