Naxalite, wanted in 35 cases, surrenders in Jharkhand

Ranchi/Latehar, Dec 19 (PTI) A Naxalite, wanted in 35 criminal cases, surrendered before police in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Friday, officials said.

Alok Yadav, alias Chandrashekhar Kumar Yadav, hailed from Bhagia village in the Balumath police station area, they said.

He was an active member of the banned People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), they added.

"He was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head. In all, 35 criminal cases were pending against him at several police stations in Latehar, Chatra, and Ranchi," Superintendent of Police Kumar Gaurav said.

"Yadav handed over a country-made pistol, four cartridges, two camouflaged shirts, and other personal items to the police," he added.

He was handed a cheque of Rs 1 lakh under the 'Nai Disha' scheme of the state government for such surrenders.

A member of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), another Naxal outfit, was arrested from Mackluskiganj in Ranchi district.

Salman Khan, the arrested TPSC member, hailed from Khalari, SP (Rural) Praveen Pushkar said.

Khan, wanted in a December 16 incident of firing over extortion demand, was arrested in a raid at the Dhamdhaniya forest.

A pistol and cartridges were recovered from him, police said. PTI RPS CORR RPS SOM