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Karnataka police arrest senior Naxal leader Padmanabh | | In a major success for anti Naxal operations in Karnataka, police have arrested senior Maoist leader Nilaguli Padmanabh in Shimoga District.
Police suspect Padmanabh’s involvement in Mattavu land mine blast in 2004, which
was carried out under the guidance of Andhra Pradesh Naxal leader Sudhakar Reddy.
Over ten policemen were critically injured when their vehicle was blown up in
Mattavu forests area in Karkala Taluk of Udupi District. Karnataka Police had
announced an award of Rs five lakh for the information on Padmanabh. Padmanabh
was considered as one of the staunch followers of slain Naxal leader Saket Rajan.
In 2005, he had a narrow escape during an encounter at Barkana in Shimoga District
and was also reportedly critically injured in the incident. Padmanabh who hailed
from Somalapur village in Chikkamagalur District is belongs to Okkaliga community.
He also holds a postgraduate degree from the Kuvempu University. He was earlier
working as the General Secretary of the Kuduremukh National Forest Virodhi Horata
Samiti, (a movement to oppose formation of Kuduremukh National Forest), was drawn
towards the Naxal ideology after coming in contact with Saket Rajan. Padmanabh
was also one of the founders of the Karnataka Vimochana Ranga (Karnataka Liberation
Front), which for many years worked as the frontal organization for Maoists activities
in the state. He was also a team member of the CPI (Maoists), which studied the
tribal of Western Ghats and prepared a report—Socio Economic Condition of Malnad
Area (SoCoMA), which worked as a road map for their expansion in the region. Padmanabh
was known for his organizational skills among the Naxal ranks and contributed
considerably for expansion of the Maoists ideology among villagers in the Malnad
region of the state. With the arrest of Padmanabh the Maoists activities are on
the verge of coming to an end and people of Malnad can foresee peaceful days. |
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