Maoist with ₹10 lakh bounty arrested in Thane
Thane, on the edge of Mumbai, has been the scene of several arrests of Maoists from other States who were living there under assumed identities.
A Maoist carrying a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head has been arrested in Thane, The Indian Express reported on 7 November. The report’s headline did not give his name, the agency that arrested him or the State that announced the reward.
Thane and its neighbouring towns have seen several such arrests over the years. Maoist cadres from other States have been found living there under assumed identities, far from the forests where the movement is active. In 2022, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad’s Thane unit caught a Jharkhand Maoist leader carrying a ₹15 lakh reward.
State governments announce rewards for information leading to the arrest of wanted members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). The size of the reward usually reflects the person’s rank in the organisation.
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