The Gautam Budh Nagar district court on Tuesday accepted a plea filed by anti-terrorist squad (ATS) for taking custodial remand of four suspected Maoists to interrogate them for further investigation. ATS officials said they have demanded a 10 days’ police costody for four Maoists leaders Ranjit Paswan, Krishna, tenant of Noida's Hindon Vihar Apartment flat, and Ashish Saraswat.
The ATS claimed that one of the four, Krishna was allegedly trained in making explosives, while Ashish was involved in supplying arms.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (ATS), Anoop Singh, said, “The district session court has accepted the plea but the remand will be granted next day on Wednesday.”
“We have to access information from them in two days of the period that they are trying to shift their bases in urban cities of West Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to generate money by committing crimes. ATS will take help to collect more information about Maoist activities in the capital region,” He said.
“We are are also trying to seek remand of one mastermind Sachin Ravi Das, who was arrested from Chandauli district of UP adjoining to Bihar,” he added.
Asim Arun, Inspector General (Meerut range), ATS claimed that Ranjit Paswan was actively working with other Maoist members in Naxal-hit Sasaram district of Bihar. He has also claimed that more than 300 cadres are associated with erstwhile People's War Group in Bihar.