India News | Maoist, Wanted in 78 Police Cases, Arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar

Latehar, Oct 28 (PTI) A senior Maoist leader, having a total bounty of Rs 8 lakh, was arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Saturday, police said.

Aghanu Ganju, a sub-zonal commander of CPI(Maoist), was wanted in 78 cases registered in 15 police stations of Latehar, Gumla, Lohardaga and Ranchi districts, they said.

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He was also wanted by the NIA, they added.

Acting on a tip-off, he was arrested from the Betar forest in Chandwa police station area, they said.

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Maintaining that the arrest was a major success for the security forces, Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan said Aghanu was considered the right hand of CPI(Maoists)'s regional head Ravindra Ganju.

"The Maoists suffered a major setback with Aghanu's arrest, and after this, only five-six extremists remain in Ravindra Ganju's squad," the SP said.

Aghanu was sent to judicial custody by a court, police said.

He was the prime accused in the 2019 attack on a police team at Lukaiyan Mode in the Chandwa police station area, they said.

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