Giridih police arrested a hardcore Naxalite Kolha Yadav from Charakapathar area on Sunday. He is accused of involvement in the killing of 20 people, including the son of former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi. The police had been looking for him for a long time.
Kolha Yadav is accused of the Chilkhari massacre under Bhelwaghati police station case no. 167/07. It is being told that Kolha Yadav is a resident of Charkapathar police station area.
Prashant Kumar, the station ln-Charge of Bhelwaghati said that the arrested naxalite is being interrogated. On 26 October 2007, the CPI Maoists committed a major incident on the Jharkhand-Bihar border.
The incident of genocide was carried out during a cultural programme organized by Maoists at the Maidan in Chilkhariodih. A total of 20 people, including Anoop Marandi, son of Babulal Marandi, the first Chief Minister of Jharkhand, were killed in it.
According to the information, Kulha Yadav has also been active with Jamui in Bhelwaghati police station area of Giridih.
At present, it was kept in the organization to carry weapons. Kulha Yadav was a headache for both the districts due to countless Naxalite incidents. Therefore, the police of both the districts are considering its arrest as a major achievement.