Police today arrested a self-styled area commander of CPI(Maoist) carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head from Bihar's Aurangabad district.
Acting on a tip off, the police raided Pachmo village under Badem police outpost in the district and arrested the Maoist ultra identified as Satyendra Paswan, Deputy Superintendent of Police P N Sahu said.
The "area commander" of the proscribed outfit had been active in Bihar and Jharkhand for the past several years and Jharkhand police have announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.
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