Naxalite with ₹10 lakh bounty arrested by Maharashtra ATS from Thane

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has achieved a major success under its anti-Naxalite campaign. An ATS team has arrested a Naxalite from the Thakurli area of Thane district. The apprehended accused has been identified as 45-year-old Sanjay Saroj Yadav, also known as Sanjay Godray or Budhram.

According to a report by Sandesh News, the accused is a resident of a forested area in Jharkhand. The Jharkhand government had announced a bounty of ₹10 lakh on him. During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused had been living in the Thakurli area for the last 10 days. The ATS is now conducting a thorough investigation into the purpose for which the accused had come to Maharashtra and why he had arrived here.

The police agency is also investigating whether the accused was in contact with any specific individual in Thakurli or was working for any organisation. As part of the investigation, the ATS is also ascertaining whether the accused had come here merely with the intention of hiding or for some other reason. Additionally, details regarding which places he visited and whom he met during the last 10 days are also being gathered.

The arrested accused will be produced before the ATS court today. This action has caused a major stir in the local areas.