Overview

• Police identified the detainees as Oyam Bhoodu, also known as Lokesh or Madhan, an area committee member in the Gadchiroli division, and his wife Podium Raame, also known as Shilpa, a party member.
• According to police, Bhoodu planted improvised explosive devices, including a four‑kilogram device at Kowande, and is linked to the killings of Sub‑Inspector Shubham Hanmane and Constable Kishore Athram, with another blast on the Hemalkasa–Karampally road killing a constable and injuring 20 others.
• The pair were taken into custody during vehicle checks at the Kothagudem bus stand after officers observed suspicious movement in the town.
• Authorities say 90 cases are registered against Bhoodu in Maharashtra and 67 cases against Raame, reflecting a record of alleged violent activity.
• Police describe the arrests as part of a coordinated effort to curb CPI (Maoist) movement into Telangana after intensified operations in neighboring states dispersed cadres, with an appeal in place for surrenders under rehabilitation policies.