The Telegraph reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
cadre,
identified
as
Ram
Kewal
alias
Guddu
Oraon,
was
arrested
on
April
3
following
an
encounter
near
Patwadh
village
under
Chopan
Police
Station
limits
in
Sonbhadra
District.
According
to
reports,
Sonbhadra
Police
reached
the
village
after
getting
a
tip
off
regarding
the
presence
of
Maoist
‘commander’
Munna
Vishwakarma
and
his
associates.
Guddu
who
had
taken
shelter
in
this
village
tried
to
escape
and
was
arrested
along
with
a
country-made
revolver
and
live
cartridges.
Police
said
that
Guddu
belonged
to
Bhabhua
District
in
Bihar
and
was
operating
with
‘commander’
Munna
Vishwakarma.
Guddu
was
involved
in
11
criminal
cases
registered
in
Bihar,
Uttar
Pradesh
and
other
States.
The
Police
had
announced
a
cash
reward
of
INR
5,000
on
him. |
