Hyderabad: Nalgonda district police on Friday arrested surrendered Maoist weapons' specialist, Tech Madhu, for his alleged ties with Nayeemuddin.
Tech Madhu, whose actual name is Thota Kumaraswamy, had surrendered before the police in 2006. He got the 'Tech Madhu' tag because of his technical prowess in making weaponry. Madhu, 43, reportedly manufactured about 1,550 rockets and 40 launchers for the Maoists.
After his surrender, Madhu was given Rs 4.8 lakh for rehabilitation by the government and he opened a cell phone store in Ram Nagar, Hyderabad.
Following Nayeem's death, however, police received information that Madhu had links with the renegade Maoist-turned-gangster and was involved in some illegal activities. While Madhu was travelling from Hyderabad to his native place Kesamudram, Bhongir police of Nalgonda district arrested him at Aler and seized a country-made firearm along with four live rounds from his possession. The accused was remanded in judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), created to probe Nayeem-related cases, arrested the gangster's associate Srihari and his wife at Saidabad on Friday.
Tech Madhu, whose actual name is Thota Kumaraswamy, had surrendered before the police in 2006. He got the 'Tech Madhu' tag because of his technical prowess in making weaponry. Madhu, 43, reportedly manufactured about 1,550 rockets and 40 launchers for the Maoists.
After his surrender, Madhu was given Rs 4.8 lakh for rehabilitation by the government and he opened a cell phone store in Ram Nagar, Hyderabad.
Following Nayeem's death, however, police received information that Madhu had links with the renegade Maoist-turned-gangster and was involved in some illegal activities. While Madhu was travelling from Hyderabad to his native place Kesamudram, Bhongir police of Nalgonda district arrested him at Aler and seized a country-made firearm along with four live rounds from his possession. The accused was remanded in judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), created to probe Nayeem-related cases, arrested the gangster's associate Srihari and his wife at Saidabad on Friday.