On May 3, the Maharashtra Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘jan militia’ (people’s army of the Maoists) member, identified as Shankar Vanga Kudyam (34), who is accused of serious crimes like murder and carrying a reward of INR 150,000 for his capture, in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, reports Newsroom Odisha. Kudyam was wanted in connection with the cases lodged against him after a fierce gun battle in the Modumadgu Forests of the Revanpalli region in the Gadchiroli district on March 19, said Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police (SP) Neelotpal. Investigations further revealed that Kudyam was involved in the murder cases of three civilians in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh and four major Police encounters, including three in Chhattisgarh and one in Maharashtra.