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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an alleged Maoist operative from Munnar successful Idukki.
According to the police, the arrested has been identified arsenic Sawan Tutu Dinabu, 30, of Jharkhand who has has been moving arsenic a plantation labourer connected the Godarvilla Estate successful Munnar for the past 18 months.
According to Idukki District Police Chief K.M. Sabu Mathew, the NIA squad arrested the accused with the enactment of the Kerala Police. The NIA squad arrested the accused astir 10.30 p.m. connected Monday and shifted him to the Munnar constabulary station. Later a constabulary squad from Idukki accompanied the NIA squad successful a peculiar conveyance and shifted him to Kochi. The accused volition beryllium produced earlier the NIA tribunal successful Kochi, said the officer.
According to sources, the arrested is simply a fishy successful an LED weaponry blast astatine the West Singhbhum territory of Jharkhand connected March 4, 2021 successful which 3 officers of the Jharkhand Jaguar (STF) were killed and respective others were injured. The NIA had chargesheeted 19 successful the lawsuit connected September 7, 2021. However, Sawan has been absconding. His woman was besides with him astatine Munnar.
According to sources, the NIA squad has been monitoring his movement.
