Booked in 31 cases, member of banned CPI (Maoist) detained from Nalasopara

Out of the 31 cases that the accused has been booked for, 11 pertain to murder, officials said.

As part of the covert operation, an ATS team raided a chawl in Dhanvi, Ramnagar, Nalasopara (East) early on Sunday morning and detained Karu Hulas Yadav, Regional Committee Member of CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand (File Representational Photo)

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Sunday detained a member of banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) from Nalasopara, booked in at least 31 crime cases, said ATS chief Vineet Agarwal.

As part of the covert operation, an ATS team raided a chawl in Dhanvi, Ramnagar, Nalasopara (East) early on Sunday
morning and detained Karu Hulas Yadav, Regional Committee Member of CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand.

Out of the 31 cases that the accused has been booked for, 11 pertain to murder, officials said. The other cases involve assaulting police personnel, several murder attempts and extortion among other crimes, they added.

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Yadav, 44, is originally from village Dodga in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand and has been active in CPI (Maoist) since 2004, an ATS official said. Yadav had been absconding for many years and a reward of Rs 15 lakh was declared for any information leading to him. Officials said that Yadav was in Maharashtra for medical treatment.

A senior ATS official said they will hand over his custody to Jharkhand police who are on their way to Mumbai.

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