Police arrest Maoist ‘urban link’ in Raipur

RAIPUR: A 25-year-old woman who had moved Chhattisgarh HC in 2016 against alleged extra-judicial killings of six persons in Bijapur, and was wanted for murder, arson & loot, was arrested in Raipur on Monday.

Pottam faced 12 warrants on basis of cases registered against her, Bijapur SP Jitendra Yadav said. “She has been actively working as an urban link for Maoists and was living in Raipur under a changed name. She was involved in violent incidents by Maoists, attempted murder, arson, loot, instigating public through her speeches,” the SP added.

Peoples Union for Civil Liberties condemned the arrest, calling Pottam an “activist”, and describing her as a “thorn in eyes of police for raising her voice against atrocities”.

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