In a joint operation of Balumath police of latehar district and Tarhassi police of Palamu a CPI Maoist identified as Sunil Yadav ( 24) was caught at Taal in Palamu, stated the SP Palamu Patel Mayur Kanhaiyya lal.
Patel said that the Maoist cadre was hiding at village Taal in Palamu and on Tuesday he was caught sans any resistance. There was a warrant of arrest against Yadav in latehar district since 2014 when Yadav was charged with setting a machine afire besides firing at workers and assaulting them too.
The Balumath police were after him and when it was established that Yadav was back home at Palamu’s Taal a joint drive was launched and Yadav was caught. The Balumath police took him away for judicial remand of him in latehar CJM court.