Last Updated on 09/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Bounty Maoist Naxalite Zonal Commander Sitaram arrested: On Friday, during a special operation in Palamu district of Jharkhand, the police arrested Maoist zonal commander Sitaram Rajwar, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh. Apart from the Jharkhand government, the Bihar government had also announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh for the arrest of Rajwar.
Palamau Superintendent of Police (SP) Reshma Ramesan said that 61-year-old Maoist Sitaram Rajwar, wanted in 51 cases in Jharkhand, has been arrested from Haidarnagar based on intelligence information. Naxalite Rajwar was involved in Maoist activities for the last 40 years.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Reshma Ramesan told PTI that serious cases like murder, rioting, extortion and encounter with police were registered against Sitaram Rajwar. According to SP Reshma, he was active in Palamu district of Jharkhand and Aurangabad district of Bihar.
Related news
- Ampox is once again raising concerns, WHO has declared it a public health emergency for the second time in two years
- LIVE: Angry crowd entered the hospital after doing RG in Kolkata, protesters vandalized it
- Genocide case filed against Sheikh Hasina in International Criminal Tribunal, interim government will conduct investigation under UN supervision
- Mahindra Thar Roxx: Mahindra’s blast! 5 door Thar Roxx launched at a very low price, features are amazing
- Jharkhand: Lightning struck the ground during a match in Simdega, 3 hockey players died
According to the SP, earlier the police had arrested another Maoist Rajendra Singh. He was questioned for a long time. It was on the basis of his information and clues that the arrest of the cunning Sitaram Rajwar was possible. He is originally from Haidernagar. Rajwar’s parents had settled in the border district of Aurangabad in Bihar when he was a child.
Superintendent of Police Reshma Ramesan further said that Sitaram Rajwar was involved in an encounter in Mali, Aurangabad in the early 2000s in which a policeman was killed.
Apart from this, he also participated in the encounter in Kala Pahad of Palamu district in 2016, in which seven policemen were killed and about six years ago he was also involved in another encounter in Chhatarpur of Palamu district, in which four policemen were killed.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)