Sources from Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh, told Telangana Today that the Bijapur police picked up Bharath, (34) when he was allegedly trying to get into forest areas.

By | Published: 11:12 pm

Hyderabad: A student of the Osmania University pursuing his M.Sc In Geo-Informatics was arrested by Bijapur police of Chhattisgarh State on charges of having links with the Maoists, according to information reaching here on Friday. The arrested man, Ugge Bharath, had already completed his M.Tech in Energy Systems from Osmania University, according to reliable sources.

Sources from Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh, told Telangana Today that the Bijapur police picked up Bharath, (34) when he was allegedly trying to get into forest areas. Some Maoist literature was reportedly seized from his possession. Sources said Bharath played a crucial role in equipping the Maoist cadres in procurement and use of wireless communication sets. He was also instrumental in educating the Maoist cadres in intercepting the wireless communication network of the security forces too.

Bharath is a native of Manikyapur village near Bheemadeverapally mandal in Warangal district and had completed his M.Tech in in 2014. He was a boarder of Hostel B on the Osmania University campus as he was studying M.Sc in Geo-Informatics. He was also a close relative of a top naxalite leader Ugge Chandramouli, who was arrested in 2006, it was said.

Bharath is alleged to have trained Maoist cadres in use of VHF communication and in refurbishing the wireless sets taken away by Maoists during raids on security forces. Further details are awaited.

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