{
  "id": 18826050,
  "title": "Maoist carrying Rs 10 lakh bounty held from Thane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/maoist-carrying-rs-10-lakh-bounty-held-from-thane",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T00:10:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maoist-carrying-rs-10-lakh-bounty-held-from-thane-10955104/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 45-year-old Maoist from Jharkhand, Sanjay Saroju Yadav, was apprehended in Thane after a bounty of Rs 10 lakh was issued for him. Yadav, also known as Sanjay Godray and Budharam, is accused of involvement in various criminal activities, including murder, extortion, and clashes with police. He allegedly left the forests of Chhatarpur more than a month ago and began working in Thane, initially as a laborer and later as a caretaker of five to six cows at a Dombivli bungalow. Yadav, a Zonal Committee Member of a banned Maoist organization, joined the group in 2014, reportedly due to a land dispute. He is married with three children and has a history of criminal cases. The Maharashtra ATS apprehended him based on intelligence and handed him over to Jharkhand police for further investigation.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "45-year-old Maoist Sanjay Saroju Yadav arrested in Thane.",
    "Rs 10 lakh bounty issued for Yadav by Maharashtra ATS.",
    "Yadav accused of murder, extortion, and police clashes."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The arrest of a high-ranking Zonal Committee Member highlights the ability of banned organizations to embed operatives within urban labor sectors to evade long-term police pursuit.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}