Raipur, Mar 12 (PTI) The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and state police on Wednesday apprehended an alleged Naxal overground worker from the Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district in Chhattisgarh, officials said.

A joint team of the ITBP 27th Battalion and district police arrested Mohan Gawde (34), a resident of Kanker district, they said.

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Gawde was an overground worker (OGW) for the Maoists who helped them in logistics supply and collection of illegal levy from local operators, the officials alleged.

Addressing a press conference, ITBP Commandant (27th Battalion) Vivek Kumar Pandey and Superintendent of Police Y P Singh said the security forces are working to ensure that the area bordering Maharashtra remains free from Left Wing Extremism (LWE) activities.

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