One hardcore Communist Party of India -Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rebel carrying a cash award of Rs one lakh was arrested from Jageshwar Bihar police station in Bokaro district on Monday, police said.
Working on a tip-off a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 26 Battalion and Bokaro police arrested the rebel Bihari Manjhi from Lalghar, at Tuti Jharna under Jageshwar Bihar police station, said Kartik S Superintendent of Police Bokaro.
“Manjhi was arrested while extorting the ‘levy’ money from a road contractor at Tuti Jharna. During interrogation, he admitted that he worked for Mithilesh Singh group in the Jhumara hillocks regions. On the direction of Singh, he rushed to collect the ‘levy’ funds there,” added the SP.
“Dozens of the naxal violence cases have been registered at the different police station at Bokaro, Hazaribagh and Giridih,” Police said.