A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) linkman was arrested by Police from North Port Police Station limits of Kolkata District of West Bengal on December 5, reports Zee News. The arrested linkman has been identified as Sunil Kumar (37), a resident of the Lakhisarai District of Bihar and was working as a ‘thika worker’ in Burrabazar area of the District. He was arrested following a tip-off received by the Kolkata Police, who said that amidst an encounter on July 17, 2019, in Lakhisarai, a Maoist cadre named Manoj Koda was arrested. After questioning him, Police got information about Sunil Kumar who was a Maoist link man. A senior Official of Kolkata Police said, “Kumar has several charges like murder, extortion, kidnapping, and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against him besides being closely associated with the encounter with Maoist cadres in Lakhisarai. He was staying in Kolkata for the last five months, evading arrest by Bihar police officials”.