Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, Sept 18: A Jharkhand Maoist leader carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad from Palghar district on Sunday, an ATS official said.
Karu Hulas Yadav (45) was a regional committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand.
In an early morning operation, the ATS arrested him after a raid at a chawl (tenement) in the Nalasopara area of Palghar district adjoining Mumbai, the official said.
Yadav, a resident of Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, had come to Maharashtra for medical treatment, he said. The Jharkhand Police have been informed about the operation and further enquiry is on, he added.
Further details are awaited.
