The Giridih police on Monday night achieved a major success when it arrested Kuwar Yadav, alias Rajkumar Yadav, alias Babu Sahab Singh, alias Vasir Daa, son of late Vim Mahto, a hardcore member of CPI (Maoist) cadre central Jharkhand zone, in Giridih. Giving details, Superintendent of Police, Giridih, Kuldip Deiwedi, said that the arrested Naxal Kuwar Yadav, had let loose a reign of terror in Giridih and Hazaribagh districts. He said, Kuwar Yadav, who hails from Bhutuakuda forest area in Giridih, is said to have accepted his involvement in a number of attacks on the police, where in as many as a dozen of police and CRPF personnel were killed.
A resident of Koni village under the Gawa police station of Giridih district, Kuwar Yadav was arrested by the police on Monday night, while he was attending a local meeting with other Naxals including Chirag, Sidhu Kodda, Surag, Pinto Rana and Vasir. Kuwar Yadav, who was wanted by the police in several cases is reported to have confessed before police that he came to Giridih to take part in the State committee meeting in the capacity of a special invitee, police sources said.
In a joint operation, the CRPF and the local Jharkhand police have also recovered one cane bomb, two steel cane bomb, ten pieces of power gelatin, five pieces of detonators, 5 meter codex wire, two kg ammonium nitrate, 2 kg ammonium dust, 4 pieces of pencil battery, torch, and Naxal literatures from him. The hardcore Naxal Kuwar Yadav who carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head and was wanted in 25 Naxal–related cases in Giridih alone in addition to other cases.
The operation team comprising from Additional superintendent of police (Abhiyan), Shri Kunal, Dy SP, Shambhu Singh, SDPO, Raj Kumar Mehta, Pradeep Kumar Singh, CRPF commandant, officer in charge Dewari police station and Jharkhand armed police forces faced resistance as the Maoists engaged them in an arresting near Bhutuakuda forest zone on Monday night. The offensive was launched on Tuesday morning .