Security forces in Kothagudem have caught a Maoist Area Committee Member (ACM) with a reward of Rs 5 lakhs on his head, along with a courier, during a search in the Mulakanapalli forests of Dummugudem mandal.
The operation was carried out by district police, CRPF 151 Bn, and CoBRA 204 Bn personnel. They arrested Puttam Munna, also known as Sannal, from Pusnar village in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, and Jadi Peddabbai from Uppedu Veerapuram in Mulugu district.
Sannal, who is the CPI (Maoist) party Kistaram LOS deputy commander, has been with the Maoist party since 2004 and carries an SLR weapon. He was part of the Maoist battalion led by Madvi Hidma until 2022 when he was promoted to ACM. Peddabbai has been working as a courier for the Maoist First Battalion in Chhattisgarh for three years.
During the operation, security forces found ten gelatin sticks, two detonators, and leaflets in their possession.
