Y Shiva Reddy alias Kiran, who was involved in as many as 73 offences including killing of around 50 people - among them being a police inspector and two Home Guards - in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh was arrested yesterday, East Godavari district Superintendent of Police M Ravi Prakash told PTI over phone.
"He was underground since 1991 and rose from the rank of dalam member to CPI (Maoist) state committee member," the SP said.
"Shiva Reddy was arrested from a location in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. A pistol was seized from his possession," the police officer added.
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