For being a member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee of CPI (Maoist), a reward of Rs 82 lakh has been declared on Ashok Reddy including Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
A pistol with cartridges, cash amounting to more than three lakh rupees and literature of banned organization CPI (Maoist) have been recovered from the accused.
The main area of work of accused Ashok Reddy has been related to the states of Telangana and Chhattisgarh, but there is every possibility of involvement of the above Naxalites in the work of strengthening the Naxal cadre and network in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
After arresting both the accused, offenses under section 419 of the Indian Penal Code, section 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and section 25, 27 of the Arms Act are being registered at Police Station ATS, Bhopal. Information about other networks and modules related to the accused is being ascertained.
