Police arrested a member of the Rayala faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala) and seized an 8 mm riffle, 30 rounds of ammunition and a kit from him near Kodipunjula thanda on the outskirts of Gauraram village in Bayyaram Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Mahabubabad District of Telangana on May 4, reports Telangana Today. The arrested Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] cadre has been identified as Sangepu Mahesh alias Sudheer of Gajual Gattu village under Gudur Mandal in the District. Disclosing the details at a press conference at Bayyaram Police Station, Mahabubabad Superintendent of Police (SP), N Koti Reddy said that the Police had received information that CPI-ML-New Democracy-Rayala squad was meeting near Kodipunjula thanda to discuss plans to threaten the opponents in the first phase of the MPTC (Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies)/ZPTC (Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies) elections, which are scheduled for April 6, and see that their party candidates would win the seats. “Following this, I sent a special party to conduct combing in the area. Noticing this, the squad members had tried to escape from the scene. However, the police had nabbed (arrested) Mahesh with weapon,” the SP said.