On Wednesday, a Naxalite wanted in several cases was arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district. The arrested Naxalite is a self-styled area commander of the banned Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJMP). Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a house in Chhipadohar village on Tuesday night and arrested 26-year-old Kamlesh Singh alias Guddu alias Vishal.

Cases were lodged against Singh for his involvement in an encounter with the police in Latehar's Kone village last year, burning of vehicles in neighbouring Palamau district and assaulting people for extortion.