The Q-Branch CID police of Tamil Nadu has arrested an absconding member of the CPI (Maoist), wanted by various States and intelligence agencies.
Based on sensitive intel, the police arrested Karthick (alias Chinna Karthick or Pannapuram Karthick) in Chennai. Sources in the police said Karthick, a native of Theni district, went underground after joining the CPI (Maoist), a proscribed organisation in India. On the run since 2011, he was involved in various unlawful activities of the banned outfit and operated out of various States, including Tamil Nadu, the police said.
After joining the organisation, he underwent arms training in the forests of Kerala to strengthen the base of the CPI (Maoist) in the tri-junction of KKT (Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu) States. He was previously booked by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Kochi.
The Q-Branch CID registered a case against him in Chennai and remanded him to judicial custody on Saturday (February 22, 2025).
