The officials from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested the State Executive Committee member of the Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya (PKS) and seized weapons, cash and incriminating material in raids across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the Munchingputu CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case.
Multiple raids were carried out across 62 locations in the two Telugu states, leading to the arrest of one Chandra Narasimhulu, a State Executive Committee member of the PKS, from the Satya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh. Officials also seized a pistol, along with 14 rounds, from the location. Meanwhile, ₹13 lakh was seized from one of the premises in Kadapa district, while Maoist literature and documents were seized from other locations.
The extensive raids carried out on Monday covered 53 locations in the districts of Guntur, Palnadu, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Prakasam, Bapatla, Eluru, East Godavari, Dr B R Ambedkar Konasema, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Nellore, Tirupati, Kadapa Satya Sai, Anantapur, and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. While in Telangana, nine locations in the districts of Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Hanmakonda, Rangareddy and Adilabad were raided.
