Maoist with Rs 15L bounty killed in internal feud

A top Maoist with a Rs 15 lakh bounty on his head was killed in an internal feud among Naxal factions in Jharkhand’s Latehar on Tuesday night. Officials said, “Chotu Kherwar, the “zonal commander” of Palamu division, was allegedly killed by other Maoists in Bhimpal forest in Chipadohar police station area.”

DIG (Palamu Range) YS Ramesh said after receiving news about the incident, police personnel were sent to the location to retrieve the body. Kherwar was wanted in over 100 criminal cases, ranging from extortion and murder to attacks on security forces. Besides the Rs 15 lakh bounty announced by the Jharkhand Police, the NIA too had declared a Rs 3 lakh reward for his arrest.