Daltonganj, May 27 -- A sub zonal commander of the CPI Maoist Manish Yadav, a five lakh worth rewardee, was gunned down in the post midnight encounter under the Netarhat police station limits in Latehar district in Jharkhand around 2 am Monday night. Another Maoist Kundan Kherwar zonal commander has been captured by the police. Police have recovered two X 95 automatic weapons.
SP Latehar Kumar Gaurav confirmed the neutralisation of Manish Yadav and arrest of Kundan Kherwar besides the recovery of two X 95 automatic weapons in the post midnight encounter with the Maoist at Neechey Douna under the Netarhat police station limits.
Yadav had 40 cases against him lodged in two states Jharkhand and Bihar. Kherwar has 27 cases. Kherwar has been i...