Thiruvananthapuram: In a major breakthrough, five suspected Maoists including Kerala's most wanted Roopesh have been arrested in Coimbatore by the Andhra Pradesh Police on Friday.
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said that the arrest of Roopesh and the others were made by Andhra Pradesh Police following a joint operation undertaken by Andhra, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu police.
Roopesh heads the Maoist Wing in Kerala and is in-charge of the Western Ghats zone of the Communist Part of India (Maoist). Roopesh is believed to be the mastermind behind the recent attacks in Palakkad and Wayanad districts of Kerala and has about 24 cases registered against him under UAPA, arms act and unlawful assembly. The Kerala Police is likely to seek his custody.
Besides him, others arrested were Anup from Kerala, Veeramani from Karnataka and Kannan from Tamil Nadu, the sources said, adding, all would be taken to Kerala for further questioning on the way to Andhra Pradesh.
(With inputs from PTI)
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