Information About Incident 47141-91597-230258 in Chikmagalur India

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Police arrested Shekhar, when he was planning to return to Tamil Nadu.

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• Meta Location: Tamil Nadu
• Matched District: Chikmagalur
• Actgroup: arrest
• Actor: Police
• Subject: Shekhar

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The Hindu reports that the Anti-Naxal Squad of the Udupi Police arrested a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shekhar (25) alias Ranjith alias Ravi alias Prem, in the Basavapalu forests in Yedammoge village of Udupi District on December 1. Shekhar, a resident of Kumaramangalam, Pallipattu, in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu is the Madurai area commander , of the CPI-Maoist, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) Alok Mohan said. He had in his possession five gelatin sticks, 10 detonators, wicks, a prescription for medicines and banned literature of the Maoists. He had come to the District about one-and-a-half months back specifically to impart field-craft training, provide medical assistance to the Maoists, propagate Maoist ideology and act as a courier between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu members of the outfit, the Police said. Shekhar, involved in two cases in Tamil Nadu, - one of sedition and the other under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The Tamil Nadu Police had announced a reward of INR 100, 000 on his head. Police arrested Shekhar, when he was planning to return to Tamil Nadu.

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