Maharashtra: Maoist cadre, wife who masterminded Jambhulkheda blast nabbed

GADCHIROLI: Divisional committee member Dinkar Gota and his wife Sunanda were arrested by Gadchiroli police on Wednesday. Gota, having 108 offences, was the mastermind behind the Dadapur arson in which 36 vehicles were torched on May 1 last year which had followed by a blast at Jambhulkheda in which 15 jawans and one civilian driver were killed later in the day.
Gota and his wife Sunanda had almost Rs 18 lakhs rewards on them.
SP Shailesh Balkawade said the special investigation team set up after the arson and blast were following Gota and his wife for last several months. "We have procured the custody remand of the couple for 14 days from the court for further investigation," he said.
Balkawade also said the rest of the accused in the arson would be soon picked up. "We have announced special rewards for the entire team behind the arrests," he said. "Our intelligence unit and technical team needs special mention for the operation," he said.
Balkawade also said that a camp of the Maoists was also busted at Khobramenda in north Gadchiroli in the early hours of the day.