[1] He was wanted by the state police of several states in India for his involvement in criminal activities He came into international news in 2012, for his alleged engineering of the kidnapping of two Italians nationals He is also alleged to have involved and wanted in more than 50 criminal cases, including the murder of Swami Laxamananda Saraswati and four of his aides in Kandhamal district in 2008 that had triggered communal violence in the region[2] He was expelled by the CPI(Maoist) and then he floated a new party called the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist-Maoist) [2] He was also wanted in the abduction case of two Italian tourists, who were released later in March 2012 On 18 July 2014 Odisha Police raided a Maoist hideout in Ganjam district on the basis of intelligence inputs and arrested Sabyasachi Panda from Berhampur[3] 45-year-old Sabyasachi Panda carried a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.
Panda was captured on 18 July 2014 by Indian security forces in Ganjam District, Odisha.
[6][7] Panda has been implicated in the 2008 murder of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and four of his followers in Kandhamal district.
The eighty-four-year-old monk had dedicated his life to Ghar Vapsi and to the ancient Vedic and Aryan traditions of the Khond vanavasis and they revered him.
[citation needed] On 18 July 2014 Odisha Police raided a Maoist hideout in Ganjam district on the basis of intelligence inputs and captured Panda in Berhampur, where he been hiding.