Khushi Gupta
Published on: May 5, 2022 at 16:04 IST
The National Investigation Agency has started an Investigation into the plans of arrested Maoist Leader Vijay Kumar Arya to revive the activities of the CPI (Maoist) in parts of Bihar and Jharkhand.
The Bihar Police arrested Arya, a Central Committee Member of the outfit, from Samahuta in Rohtas in the second week of April. National Investigation Agency took over the Probe into the activities of Arya and his associates of reviving Maoist Insurgency by recruiting new members and collecting levies, etc.
The Bihar Police recovered electronic gadgets such as hard disks, pen drives, letterheads, and levy receipts from Arya. Police said he became an active member of the group and spread Maoist ideologies. He carried a ₹3 lakh reward on his head.
Arya was earlier arrested in 2011 from Bihar’s Katihar district and was lodged in Gaya, Bhagalpur, and Andhra Pradesh Jails. He was released on Bail in 2018 and was allegedly reorganising the Maoist structure in Bihar and Jharkhand.
Maoist insurgency is now limited to 10 Districts of Rohtas, Kaimur, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui, Lakhisarai, Aurangabad, Banka, Munger, and West Champaran in Bihar.