Jharkhand Congress MLA arrested for Maoist links

Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jharkhand, Yogendra Sao, was arrested in the national capital on Sunday for allegedly having links with Maoists.

Sao, the former agriculture minister of Jharkhand, was produced before the District Court in Rohini here later in the day.

According to reports, Sao has been accused of founding the ultra unit Jharkhand Tigers, following which he had to resign from the Hemant Soren-led Cabinet in the state.