Devendra Ambikaprasad Paswan, a high-ranked Maoist leader active in parts of Jharkhand was arrested near Mundra town of Kutch. Paswan had plotted killings of nearly 15 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in ambush and there have been many serious charges against him.
According to the police, Devendra had come to Mundra only a few days back and was staying with his brother Satyendra who was working there as a labourer. Paswan had also started working as a labourer for the last few days in the bordering district before the Maoist finally nabbed by the police.
During interrogation, police come to know that he had joined the Maoist forces in 2003 and was involved in killing of the Jharkhand police and the CRPF jawans.