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UP ATS arrests wanted CPI (Maoist) leader after 13 years on the run in Varanasi

Varanasi, Dec 15 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS) on Monday arrested a senior member of the banned extremist organisation CPI (Maoist), who had been absconding for nearly 13 years and was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000. The accused was apprehended from Kashi Railway Station in Varanasi.
The arrested Maoist has been identified as Sitaram alias Vinay Ji alias Om Prakash alias Dhanu, son of late Ramdhari, a resident of Mudiyari village under Maniyar police station in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. He was a key functionary of CPI (Maoist) and was wanted in several serious criminal cases related to Naxal violence.
According to UP ATS officials, intelligence inputs had been received for some time that Sitaram, a former senior leader of the banned organisation, was frequently changing his identity and location while hiding in different states. The information was developed through physical and electronic surveillance, following which a team successfully tracked and arrested him.
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