PATNA, June 30 -- Sanjay Singh, leader of the private militia Pandav Sena and charged in 27 cases in Bihar pertaining to murder, extortion, abduction, and arms act, was arrested from Patna Junction on Tuesday morning by the Bihar STF (Special Task Force), police said. Singh had evaded arrest for the past one year in a case related to the recovery of an AK-47 assault rifle, live cartridges and a .315 bore rifle.

The Pandav Sena is a criminal gang formed in the 1990s by some rich landowners in central Bihar. The group is involved in illegal sand mining and has murdered several people. The 27 cases against Singh were registered in Patna, Jehanabad, Bhagalpur, Ranchi, Hajaribagh police stations.

Singh was wanted in a case registered with Bi...