sympathiser and seized revolutionary literature, explosive material, motorcycle and other material from his possession from Laxmidevipalli under Gangadhara Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Karimnagar District of Telangana on January 10, reports Telangana Today. Suresh, a native of Kondayapalli of Gangadhara Mandal, was moving to join the underground activities of Maoists. Suresh became Facebook friend of Aman Chander Rao, ‘central committee (CC)’ member of Maoist-Leninist Study Center in 2020. Chander Rao is a native of Mangalvaripeta in Beharampur in Agastreet of Odisha. Chatting with Chander Rao over Facebook and WhatsApp, Suresh was trying to work with Maoist party. He introduced two persons Kolumula Nagabushanam of Gangeda, Navabpet Mandal and Dinnaram Gopal of Muduchitempalli, Madugula Mandal of Vikarabad District, to Chander Rao to work with Maoist party. Suresh had also attended Maoist party meeting held in Chhattisgarh wherein party’s state and central committee leaders took part. He gathered banned revolutionary literature in that meeting. Later, Suresh along with Nagabushanam and Gopal sent one Bonala Raju of Sirisinagandla, Kondapaka Mandal of Siddipet District, to work with Maoist party. In December 2021, Suresh also joined another person Teja Amarnath Reddy of Vetapalem, Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh, in an extremist party through Chander Rao. He also developed friendship with Manugur Dalam (armed squad) ‘commander’ Kakarla Ravi through WhatsApp and arranged the Aadhar card of Polisetti Ravi of Ashwarapet, Khammam District, who was already planning to join extremist party. According to instructions by Kakarla Ravi, Suresh has also decided to take part in underground activities of the party. Police arrested him while he was moving to join the party and recovered revolutionary literature, slurry, electric detonators, mobile phone, motorcycle, and INR 5,410 cash from his possession. Meanwhile, the Police Commissioner appealed youth not to spoil their lives by joining Maoist ideology. Stating that there was no presence of Maoists in the district, he warned the Maoist party of severe action if the latter tries to lure innocent people into their trap and utilise them for their activities.