Bihar Cops Claim 'Agnipath' Protest Link After Arrest Of Top Maoist
NDTV
The Maoist leader, police officials said, has told investigators that he along with sympathisers played a role in the burning of a train in Lakhisarai during the protests in June.
Top Maoist leaders were involved in the violence during the protests against Agnipath scheme in Bihar, the police said on Friday, claiming a big breakthrough in the case. The Maoist link came to light following the arrest of a top leader on Friday, they said.
The Maoist leader, police officials said, has told investigators that he along with sympathisers played a role in the burning of a train in Lakhisarai during the protests in June.
"The group motivated a section of the protesters to indulge in arson and vandalised railway properties," senior cop Pankaj Kumar said.
Maoist leader, Manashyam Das, was arrested from Lakhisarai city following a tip-off from the intelligence wing of the Telangana police. He was conducting the operations for Maoists from a house he had rented a few years ago, the police official said.
