HYDERABAD: Telangana police arrested slain renegade Maoist Nayeemuddin's driver from Cherla area of Khammam district on Sunday and seized a firearm from his possession. The SIT cops, probing cases related to Nayeem, arrested Samuel while he was trying to escape to Chhattisgarh. Police seized a pistol and six live rounds from his possession.
Meanwhile, based on the confession of Nayeem's cook Farhana, the SIT sleuths found another den of Nayeem at Alkapuri Colony and seized some incriminating evidence .
Some news channels had reported that a retired DSP was arrested from Vijayawada for having links with Nayeem, but top intelligence officials clarified that there was no such arrest.