Guwahati: Police teams from Telangana, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal interrogated the CPI.Maoist) leader and strategist Arun Kumar Bhattacharjee, who was arrested along with Akash, a member of the Assam State Organizing Committee we on Sunday. Bhattacharya Surname Kanchan Das Alias Kanak alias Kabir has more than 200 cases registered against him in several states and a cash reward of Rs 3 crore was announced in return for his information.
Police sources said that the police of these three states may take him into custody in connection with their cases. “He will be in the custody of Assam Police for at least 15 days now,” sources said.
A highly placed source in the Assam Police told TOI that Bhattacharjee, who followed Prashant Bose alias Prashant Bose, was the main think tank of the organisation. Kishan Da was arrested by Jharkhand Police last year, entered Assam in 2019, and has been quietly carrying out a number of activities, including writing a new constitution for the organization, a “Bolshevik circular” and supporting marginalized youth as well. Insurgents were also included. who have surrendered.
The source said Bhattacharjee, who was trained in Jharkhand, was once arrested in Chhattisgarh in 1975 in a case of Maoist activities.
The CPI-Maoist became active in Assam around 2009-10 and gained momentum after Bhattacharjee entered the state in 2019 and took charge of Assam and the Northeast region.
Police sources said that the police of these three states may take him into custody in connection with their cases. “He will be in the custody of Assam Police for at least 15 days now,” sources said.
A highly placed source in the Assam Police told TOI that Bhattacharjee, who followed Prashant Bose alias Prashant Bose, was the main think tank of the organisation. Kishan Da was arrested by Jharkhand Police last year, entered Assam in 2019, and has been quietly carrying out a number of activities, including writing a new constitution for the organization, a “Bolshevik circular” and supporting marginalized youth as well. Insurgents were also included. who have surrendered.
The source said Bhattacharjee, who was trained in Jharkhand, was once arrested in Chhattisgarh in 1975 in a case of Maoist activities.
The CPI-Maoist became active in Assam around 2009-10 and gained momentum after Bhattacharjee entered the state in 2019 and took charge of Assam and the Northeast region.