In a major breakthrough, Giridih Police have arrested a Naxal area commander, who is the main accused in the murder of Ashok Barnawal and in 20 cases of massacre in Bihar and Jharkhand.
A resident of Bhelwaghati he is also a primary suspect in a landmines bomb blast in Jharkhand.
Identified as lal Mohan Yadav, the Naxal leader was living in Bhelwaghati since 2015. The Bihar Police had announced a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head.
Acting on a tip off, Giridih DySP Prabhat Ranjan Barwar raided his house in Bhelwaghati area. The police arrested Yadav and confiscated some illegal documents from his room.
The police said that lal Mohan Yadav confessed to being a Naxal commander and carrying out several blasts in the initial interrogation. He was taken into custody for further interrogation at the Giridih police station, said SP Surendra Kumar Jha.