Mulugu: Police have arrested two persons including a courier of the banned CPI (Maoist) and seized Rs 17.40 lakh cash. The police have also seized two motorcycles, and mobile phones used by the accused.
Presenting the duo before media at his office in Eturungaram in the district on Saturday, ASP Sharath Chandra Pawar said that Venkatapuram CI along with his station personnel and CRPF men was conducting the vehicle checks on the outskirts of Alubaka village on Friday and found a person carrying a bag.
“Growing suspicious over him, the police have taken him into custody and searched his bag in which they found Rs 17.40 lakh cash. On interrogation, he told the police that his name is Karam Jalapthi (30), a resident of Jarapally village of Usuru taluk of Bijapur district in Chattishgarh state. He also added that he had been working for the Maoist party since 2006,” the ASP said and added that Jalapathi was on his way to hand over the cash to the leaders of the Maoist party. It is said that he had collected the cash from one Rajeshwar Reddy, who is working for a beedi leaf contractor Narayana Reddy.
Following this, the police have also searched the room of Rajeshwar Reddy at Bhadrachalam in Kothagudem-Bhadradi district. “We have also found revolutionary literature from the room of Rajeshwar Reddy. He also confessed that he had handed over the cash to Jalapathi to give to the Maoist leaders. Following this, we have also arrested Rajeshwar Reddy,” the ASP said and added they would be produced before a court.
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