The Maharashtra State police have arrested a former leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for allegedly sharing the police's location with Maoists who later orchestrated an IED attack on a Gadchiroli police convoy on May 1. In the attack, 15 policemen and a civilian were killed.

The arrested accused has been identified as Kailash Ramchandani, a former Tehsil unit president. He was arrested last week after another accused named him.