A suspected Naxal was arrested from Jagargunda in Sukma district, police said on Monday.
According to police, Hemla Sukka (21), a resident of Tekalguda village, Nayapara under Jagargunda police station limits was nabbed by security forces from Timelwada Ghati.
He was arrested during a search operation carried out by a team of CRPF and district police. Sukka was wanted in connection with a case registered with Chintagufa police station, police said.
As per the official data with the state police department, so far in 2019 security forces have arrested 244 Maoists. In the same period 34 Naxals were killed in encounters and 160 Naxals gave up arms being disenchanted with Maoist ideology.
