Conviction of a zonal commander of CPI Maoist Baijnath Yadav alias Sudhirjee ( 47) of Kasmar village in Palamu by the district and additional sessions court judge (VIII) Uttam Anand has come as a big shot in the arm of the police.
The Maoist has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of `25,000 and in failing to that he has to spend one more year in jail. Since conviction of any Maoist is very unusual thing which has come as a big relief to the police in Palamu which breathes easy with this sentence.
SP Palamu Patel Mayur K lal expressed satisfaction over the conviction. Sources said that DGP DK Pandey has asked his police officers to be most meticulous and factual while initiating criminal case against any law offender or naxal.