Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Vinod Avlam (21) and Aasu Korsa (23), allegedly involved in some murder cases and several encounters with security personnel, were arrested in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on February 4, reports The Week. Both of them, natives of Bijapur District, were carrying a reward of INR 500,000 each on their heads, Kanker Superintendent of Police (SP) Divyang Patel said. Avlam, who was active as the ‘commander’ of the Nuapada protection and coordination team in the north Bastar division of Maoists since 2022, and his deputy Korsa were arrested from Munjalgodi village under Kanker Police Station limits, he said.