{
  "id": 18637536,
  "title": "Jharkhand Maoist Carrying ₹10 Lakh Bounty Arrested From Thakurli Near Thane By Maharashtra ATS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/jharkhand-maoist-carrying-10-lakh-bounty-arrested-from-thakurli-near",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T04:03:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/jharkhand-maoist-carrying-10-lakh-bounty-arrested-from-thakurli-near-thane-by-maharashtra-ats"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai-based Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended a Maoist leader with a bounty of Rs 10 lakh from Thakurli in Thane district, India, and turned him over to Jharkhand Police for further investigation. The accused, identified as Sanjay Sarju Yadav alias Godaram Yadav, 45, is a resident of Devgan village in Chhatarpur police station limits of Palamu district, Jharkhand. He is reportedly a Zonal Committee Member (ZCM) of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). The Maharashtra ATS received intelligence from Jharkhand Police indicating the presence of a Maoist with a reward of Rs 10 lakh in the Thakurli area. Following the lead, the ATS team traced and apprehended Yadav, who had been staying at the location for the past ten days. During questioning, he confessed to his whereabouts and his alleged affiliation with the CPI (Maoist) organization. The Jharkhand Police subsequently took custody of Yadav and formally arrested him, as he was wanted on charges related to his alleged connections with the Maoist group.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained a Maoist leader carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh from Thakurli in Thane district and handed him over to Jharkhand Police, who subsequently arrested him. Accused Identified As Maoist Committee Member The accused has been identified as Sanjay Sarju Yadav alias Godaram Yadav, 45, a resident of Devgan village in Chhatarpur police station…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}