Naxal wanted in several cases arrested in Hazaribag
The Hindu
Police arrested Nitesh Kumar Mehta, a Naxal and member of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee, from Hazaribag district, Jharkhand. He was wanted in multiple cases, including extortion, and had been on the run for 3 years. He was arrested from his sister's house during Karam Puja celebrations and sent to judicial custody.
A Naxal, who was wanted in several cases, was arrested in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, police said on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
Nitesh Kumar Mehta, a member of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee, was arrested from the Barkagaon police station area, they said.
He was a "terror" in Chatra and Hazaribag districts, and was on the run for the last three years, they added.
He was arrested from his sister's house where he came to celebrate Karam Puja, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Amit Kumar Singh said.
Mehta was wanted in more than six cases, including those of extortion, he said.
A court sent him to judicial custody on Wednesday, he added.