Udupi, Jun 7: Former Naxal leader Nilaguli Padmanabh, who had joined mainstream nearly two years ago, was arrested by the district police here today.
The police arrested him when he came to a local court in connection with a case.
"There were two non-bailable warrants and two long pending cases against him and he has been arrested under the same," SP Lakshman Nimbargi said.
Padmanabh was one of the four Naxals who joined the mainstream in November 2016 after appearing before the police and the State-appointed committee, set up to implement the policy of encouraging left-wing extremists to give up arms.
Hailing from Nilaguli in Koppa taluk, he was said to be a “key person,” actively involved in the Naxal movement for a long time.
The then state government had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on his whereabouts. He suffered a serious injury in an encounter with police near Barkana in 2004 and lost a leg.
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