CPI (Maoist) militia member arrested

A member of the armed wing of Communist Party of India (Maoist), who was allegedly involved in several offences, was arrested at Paderu in Visakhapatnam agency area here today.
30-year-old L Neelam Dora, a native of Dimerkel under Peadabayalu zone joined the Maoist party in 2004, surrendered before cops in 2007 and got married to a girl.
However, he rejoined the Maoist party as a militia member in 2008 and actively took part in some violent incidents.
Paderu police inspector Sheikh Ghafoor said Neelam Dora was allegedly involved in some offences since 2010 in Visakhapatnam agency, such as pasting Maoist posters and circulating pamphlets during the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week, besides ganja smuggling during the past few months.

Dora has been booked under various sections of the Explosive Substances Act 1908 and of the IPC, the police said.