Seraikela: Seraikela-Kharsawan police arrested a woman Naxalite, identified as Kaushalya Kumari, from Tansiya village under Chowka police station area.
Terming the arrest as a feat for the district police, SP of Seraikela-Kharsawan Rakesh Bansal said that a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh was announced against Kaushalya.
He said the accused had a history of involvement in Naxalite activities. There are 12 cases registered against the accused by police in different police stations including Chowka, Kuchai, Kharsawan, Arki and Tamar, he said.
The SP said that the accused was nabbed from her house by a joint team of district police and CRPF jawans. When quizzed, the accused first tried to mislead the cops, but later spilled the beans.
�The accused has also told us names and whereabouts of many of her active Maoist associates. We are conducting operation to nab other Maoists very soon,� Bansal said.