Maharashtra ATS arrests Naxalite with Rs 10 lakh bounty in Thane
The suspect, a zonal committee member of a banned organisation, had been hiding in the Thakurli area for 10 days.
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested a wanted Naxalite carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh from the Thakurli area in Thane district on Saturday, according to reports by Telangana Today, The Hindu and ThePrint.
The accused, identified as 45-year-old Sanjay Sarju Yadav, also known as Godaram Yadav, is a resident of Devgaon village in the Palamu district of Jharkhand.
Yadav served as a zonal committee member of a banned Naxalite organisation.
Acting on specific intelligence, the ATS conducted the operation in Thakurli. Preliminary interrogation revealed that Yadav had been staying in the area for the last 10 days to avoid law enforcement.
The Maharashtra ATS transferred Yadav to the Jharkhand Police. The Jharkhand Police have since taken him into formal custody for further legal action.