
Maoist leader arrested in Kannur
The Hindu
The Kerala police took into custody the maoist leader Ragavendran.
National Investigation Agency has arrested a 32-year-old Maoist leader at Pappinisseri, here on Sunday.
The Kerala police, who took into custody the maoist leader Ragavendran, son of Rajan, a resident of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, on Saturday evening handed over him to NIA, who registered his arrest on Sunday morning.
According to Kannur police chief R. Ilango, they had specific intelligence inputs and based on which they carried out checking and intercepted the vehicle, which was trying to speed away.

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