A senior cadre of the CPI Maoists’ regional military commission identified as Jairam alias Nagender alias Arun alias Mochhu was arrested at Manandohar, a place near Palamu’s border with Gaya of Bihar and jailed in Palamu.
He was caught on January 30 and on Saturday, he was remanded in judicial custody. Police recovered one eight round revolver from him. Jairam’s accomplice Bhupender Yadav was also nabbed and jailed.
Palamu SP Patel Mayur Kanhaiyya lal and ASP (Ops) Kanhaiyya Singh held a joint press briefing here on Saturday. Patel said, “Jairam is a combatant of the CPI Maoists’ and holds a top position in the regional military commission of the Maoists.”
He is with the team of Barsai and Arving, the ASP (Ops) added. SP Patel informed that 24 criminal cases have been registered against 25-year-old Jairam. Terming this arrested man as a striker in the Maoists’ camp, Patel said, the Maoists have got a setback with his arrest and his replacement will not be an easy task for the CPI Maoists’ organisation.
The ASP (Ops) said, “Jairam used to be on guard always as he never spent time in his house at Pachmo village under Harihurganj police station and used to spend his night at undisclosed destination.
SP informed he was once caught by the UP police and was lodged in the Varansi jail from where he came out on bail in the year 2012 and again rejoined the CPI Maoist outfit. His accomplice Bhupender Yadav hails from Chhatisgarh while Jairam is from Palamu’s Pachmo village. Bhupender’s crime history is being sought from Balrampur police in Chhatisgarh.