A 48-year-old Naxalite carrying a reward of Rs 16 lakh on his head was arrested by the police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli on Saturday, an official said.

The police had received information about the presence of hardcore Naxalite Chainuram alias Sukku Watte Korsa near the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in Gadchiroli, where he was keeping a watch on the movement of police parties at the posts of Jarawandi and Pendhari, the official said.