Naxalite involved in Nayagarh attack held

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Naxalite involved in Nayagarh attack held


Staff Reporter



Police seize five guns, five landmines and explosive material



He was used by Maoists to dump explosives, landmines and guns in various places, says SPHe was involved in the murder of a goldsmith at Tembaguda village in 2004





Massive haul: Police display the arms seized from an arrested naxal of Gudari area of Rayagada district on Wednesday.


BERHAMPUR: A hardcore Maoist Ramesh Mabalaka (34), who was part of the naxal attack on Nayagarh in 2008, was arrested from Gudari block of Rayagada district on Wednesday.
Police seized five guns, five landmines or carrier bombs and a large amount of explosive material from him. According to Rayagada Superintendent of Police (SP), Anup Krishna, the arrested person was using alibis to provide logistic support to the Maoists operating in Rayagada district. He was also a man used by Maoists to dump the explosives, landmines and guns in different places of the district.
Police had received some reliable intelligence regarding his movement along with arms and explosives on Tuesday. Personnel of Orissa police and three platoons of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel took part in this operation. The jungles near Tubuni, Bandangi and Katraguda villages under Gudari police station limits were cordoned off and intensive search operation was started. The Maoist was found to be hiding in the Tubuni village. He is being interrogated to unearth data regarding activities of naxals in Rayagada district and adjoining areas.
According to police sources apart from being part of the Nayagarh attack, Ramesh was involved in the murder of a goldsmith at Tembaguda village in 2004. He was also behind several landmine blasts like the blasts near Dhepaguda and Dahani villages in 2007. He was also involved in extortion and was part of the naxal group that blasted a mechanical excavator of a construction firm near Kadama village in 2009.






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