Three cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from a forested area near Taliperu dam in Cherla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on December 4, reports Telangana Today. The arrested cadres have been identified as ‘militia members’ — Podium Idamaiah (29) of Yerrampadu in Cherla and Vanjam Masa (23) of Chinnakedipayi of Chhattisgarh and a ‘Maoist courier’ — Panda Krishna Murthy (41) of Pusuguppa in Charla Mandal. The trio was arrested during an area domination exercise by the Police at the said location and recovered 30 gelatin sticks and 12 detonators from their possession. The Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rajesh Chandra, said Maoist top leaders Hari Bhushan, Damodar, Raji Reddy, Sodi Jogaiah and others recently met in the forests of Puttapadu village on the Telangana and Chhattisgarh border. The leaders deputed the two ‘militia members’ to handover the explosive material to the courier at Taliperu dam area. They were spotted by the Police when the ‘militia member’ was handing over the material to the courier. Of the three arrested cadres, Idamaiah was facing as many as 12 cases of which three are murder cases and others blasting explosives and planting explosive material targeting Police, political and civilian targets, the ASP added.