Palamu police arrested a weaponless zonal commander of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) Chhote Lal Yadav alias Chhote Yadav on Thursday November 1 evening at Kutti More on Ramgarh Chainpur road and remanded him to judicial custody on Friday November 2.
Much this zonal commander Yadav remained weaponless he had a hefty cash reward of rupees 10 lakh on his head.
On being asked that a JJMP ultra has 10L on his head SP Palamu Indrajeet Mahatha explained “ Yadav joined CPI Maoist in 2008. His naxal activities went up and up. He was involved in setting afire a SI of police then OC of Bhandarya police station in 2012, attacked one MLA, fought with Palamu police etc. The state Home department notified 10L on his head when he was a Maoist which he remained till 2012.”
SP further added ‘ In 2012 Yadav left CPI Maoist and joined JJMP. His activities remained the same. The state Home department reviewed his reward on head and decided not to scale it down and so this man in his early thirties carries a reward of 10L.”
Yadav has 13 cases. Three cases are in Palamu’s Ramgarh and Chainpur police station. 10 cases against him are in 3 police stations of Garhwa district Chiniya, Dandai and Bhandarya.
SP said his arrest came with little of exercise but the exercise was precise and meticulous. ASP ( Ops)Arun K Singh was pressed into this. It was he and his team that got him, added the SP.
Yadav and one murder accused Sanjay Yadav were on a bike which the police knew and accordingly a plan was chalked out to intercept him.
SP said police saw the two on bike and asked them to stop. Here the two hastened to retreat which resulted in the fall of Yadav from the bike and by the time Yadav could have taken care of himself and the cops were on him. Sanjay escaped. Police seized the registration less number bike.
SP said Yadav is also an accused of murdering his own JJMP ultra Chanchal in a fight for supremacy and better grip on JJMP.