Malkangiri collector`s abductor arrested

Malkangiri: A woman Maoist,
allegedly involved in the abduction of former Malkangiri
district collector R Vineel Krishna in February last year, was
arrested on Sunday, police said.

Divya alias Wallasi (26) was nabbed during a joint
operation by BSF and district police near Janbai here.

She was working as an `area commander` of the Maoist
group for the past 11 years under Galikonda Naxal division,
police said.

Divya was also allegedly involved in the killing of 36
police personnel on a motorised vessel in the Balimela
reservoir, police said.

PTI