Chatra police arrested CPI (Maoist) Sub Zonal commander Ashok Yadav on Saturday. Yadav was currently in-charge of Koleshwari zone of the area. On the other hand the success was doubled by Simariya police of Chatra district which arrested one more hardcore Maoist Bhiklal Dangi. Chatra SP Surendra Kumar Jha said that police had received information that a CPI (Maoist) squad was likely to visit villages Silwar, Kolva, Ektara and Bhalva. The purpose of this visit was to have an encounter with TPC (Tritiya Parstuti Committee) men who were also going to visit that area as per sources.
After getting the information a police team was formed which sealed the all known roads which lead towards forest. The police team started surveillance and after sometime three motorcycles reached there. When police team tried to stop them they started running away from the spot. The police team then chased them and as a result the police party finally caught sub zonal commander Ashok Yadav, Jha added.
Ashok Yadav is a resident of Barachatti police station of Bihar State. The police officer further said that more than two dozen cases were lodged in different police stations of Palamau and Chatra districts of Jharkhand. He is also accused in many cases lodged in different districts of Bihar State also. On the other hand the Simariya police have arrested one more hardcore Maoist Bhiklal Dangi from the forest area. Police Inspector of Simariya police station RN Choudhary confirmed the arresting of Dangi. Choudhary informed that arrested Maoist Dangi was involved in furnishing the information of police activities to the zonal commander Deepak Yadav. Both the arrested Maoists were sent to Chatra jail.