maha ATS arrests wanted Naxalite in Thakurli
MUMBAI, Nov. 8 -- The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a wanted Naxalite carrying a bounty of Rs.10 lakh from Thakurli in Kalyan.
The accused, Sanjay Sarju Yadav alias Godaram Yadav, 45, is a resident of Devgan village in Jharkhand's Palamu district.
A senior ATS official said Yadav was an alleged member of the zonal committee of a Naxalite organisation.
During interrogation, he told investigators that he had been staying in Thakurli for the past 10 days.
"The accused has been handed over to the Jharkhand Police, who have formally arrested him," the official said.
The Jharkhand Police will take Yadav to the state on a transit remand obtained from a Thane court.
Senior Maharashtra ATS officials received intelligence about Yadav's presence in the area and asked the Thane unit to verify the information. Police Inspector Deep Bane and his team subsequently traced and arrested him.
The police said Yadav had a leg injury and suspect he had come to Mumbai to seek treatment. He had also started working with a milk supplier through a local contact, they added.
Yadav is wanted in Jharkhand in cases involving extortion, murder and offences under the Arms Act....
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