Suspected naxalite arrested

SEHORE (MP): A suspected naxalite disguised as a Sadhu, along with his girlfriend was arrested from a temple in Nasrullahganj area of this district.

Police recovered a foreign-made revolver, cartridges and naxalite literature from the possession of Jeevrakhanlal Malekar, who was staying at the temple at Mandi village for about six months. He was arrested yesterday on the complaint of beating up another Sadhu.

Jeevrakhanlal, a resident of village Bharda near Dondi in Chhattisgarh, told police that he had distanced himself from other naxalites following differences. His lover hailed from Purvi Tola near Lanji in Balaghat district.

Police is investigating into their links with naxalites though both had been arrested under the Arms Act, Nasrullahganj police station incharge Umesh Tiwari said.