Palamu police remanded a TPC sub-zonal commander Sikander Yadav alias Sikander in judicial custody on Friday February 3 in Daltonganj.
On Thursday night at 10.40 Yadav was caught standing and waiting for his accomplice near the Surya mandir at lathiya under Chhaterpur police station.
'A' Company of CRPF based in Chhaterpur led by Assistant Commandant Daniel l Hummer and OC Chhaterpur police station law Kumar along with CRPF cops and DAP nabbed Yadav.
Confirming this SP Palamu Indrajeet Mahatha said Yadav's arrest is a big jolt to TPC.
Yadav has 3 cases . But Mahatha said Yadav has a long history of his association with extremism as there was a time Yadav used to lead peoples' liberation guerrilla army of then CPI Ml Party Unity. Yadav has cases in Harihurganj, Pipra and Chhaterpur police stations. He now faces Arms Act and 17 ClA Act.
This TPC sub zonal commander had with him 74,000 notes in fresh 2,000 denominations. He had also one 5oo currency note. Mahatha said the total recovery of cash from this TPC sub zonal commander was 74,650. Police seized it and showed it to the scribes.
Police recovered one desi katta and two rounds of fire from Yadav.
He had his jail stint in the year 2014 but once out he was back to his old passion extremism added Mahatha.
Yadav's area of operation was quit large beginning Chhaterpur to Pipra Harihurganj Naudeeha Nawa Bazar Hussainabad Pandu to Bishrampur.
Yadav hails from Chhaterpur's lawadaag village.
SP Mahatha had a word of praise for his ASP ( operations)Arun Kumar Singh.
Yadav was to attend some family celebrations in a house away from latheeya when the police and cRPF caught him without facing any resistance and pressure.law Kumar OC Chhaterpur said he had his face in his mind as he had seen him ( Yadav)in the central jail Daltonganj way back and so at night on February 2 he had no difficulty in identifying him as Sikander Yada and the remaining work of overpowering him was done by CRPF and DAP jawans.