Kolkata: Arrested Maoist leader Vekanteshwar
Reddy alias Telugu Dipak, had impersonated Koteswar Rao alias
Kishenji for a long period and also had links with the banned
ULFA in Assam, CID sources said on Wednesday.
"Dipak worked for a long time as Kisenji's dummy and
could imitate his voice," CID sources said.
Maoist documents, a pen drive and Rs 15,000 in cash were
found in the possession of the 45-year-old Maoist leader who
was arrested here last evening. A court today remanded him to
14 days in police custody.
The sources, however, claimed that Dipak was arrested
from a jetty near Howrah and not Sarsuna in southern fringes
of the metropolis as claimed by police earlier.
He had arrived from Mourigram via Midnapore and Jhargram
in West Midnapore district yesterday and had planned to go to
Lalgarh after spending three days at Sarsuna, the sources
said.
Additional Director General of Police, CID, Raj Kanojia
had said last night that Dipak, a member of the state military
commission, West Bengal chapter, and in charge of armed
operations in Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand, was arrested from
Sarsuna.
Dipak was closely associated with PWG founder Kundapully
Sitaramaiah, they said, adding he faced several charges
including murder, waging war against the country and those
under the Arms Act.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, March 03, 2010, 21:58