Munna
Vishwakarma, a self-styled ‘zonal
commander’ of Sone Ganga Vindhyachal
Zonal Committee (SGVZC) of the Communist
Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist),
was arrested by the Police and the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
following a gunbattle after receiving
a tip-off about his presence in
the Kanch forest area of Sonebhadra
District on May 24, reports Zee
News. Another Maoist leader,
identified as Ajit Kole alias
Harishankar alias Abhishek,
was also arrested, Sonebhadra Superintendent
of Police Sri Krishna said. A large
quantity of arms and ammunition
including, four rifles, two pistols
and a walkie-talkie set, has been
recovered, Police said.
Vishwakarma
was wanted in about 24 cases registered
against him in Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar and carried a cash reward
of INR 300,000 on his head. Kole
carrying a reward of INR 50, 000
has about 20 cases registered against
him, Police said. |
