3 Maoist cadres arrested near Khammam forest

Three Maoist cadres, including two women militia members and a dalam leader, were arrested from a forest area in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh bordering Chattisgarh, police said.

The accused, M Masa, is member of Venkatapuram Area Committee of Maoists, and is carrying a reward of Rs 20,000 on his head.
The two women militia members are M Parvathi and M Soni, they said.
They were apprehended on Monday by a special police team from Dummagudem and Korkatpadu forest area of Khammam district, police said.
Among other offences, Masa is accused of killing a villager in Kornapally in 2009 besides indulging in a bank dacoity in Khammam district, a senior police officer told PTI over phone from Bhadrachalam, adding that police were verifying Masa's involvement in other cases.
PTI