The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an absconding accused in the conspiracy to revive and strengthen the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation in Magadh Zone, Bihar.
Vinod Mishra alias Binod Mishra was named in the FIR related to the case and had been on the run for the past eight months. A close associate and distant relative of CPI (Maoist) North Region Bureau Chief and Politburo member, he had provided shelter and logistics to senior CPI(Maoist) leaders in his house, as per NIA investigations.
The accused was arrested from Dhanbad district in Jharkhand by a NIA team which was trailing him for several days after receiving inputs about his hideouts in Jharkhand.
NIA has been investigating the case (RC-26/2023/NIA) since 31st August 2023 and has so far chargesheeted Pramod Mishra@ Sohan Da @ Banwari Ji @ BB Ji @ Baba, a Politburo Member, along with Anil Yadav @ Ankush @ Lavkush, a Sub-Zonal Committee Member of CPI (Maoist), who were arrested earlier in the case. The State Police had registered a case initially, on 10th August 2023, following their arrest from the house of Vinod Mishra, from where they were conspiring to reactivate and strengthen the proscribed terror outfit in Magadh Zone (Gaya and Aurangabad areas). All three were named in the FIR registered at Tekari police station. Investigations in the case are ongoing.