Top Maoist leader Mangu Kumar Sahoo finally arrested by Odisha Police
Mangu Kumar Sahoo is a Maoist leader and a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). He is also the secretary of the Odisha State Committee of the party. Sahoo has been involved in various Maoist activities and has been instrumental in leading the party's operations in Odisha.
The kidnapping of two Italian nationals in 2012.
The murder of Swami Laxamananda Saraswati and four of his aides in Kandhamal district in 2008, which triggered communal violence in the region Sahoo has been accused of being involved in more than 50 criminal cases. He was eventually arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for waging war against the nation.
The arrest of Sahoo, who is accused of killing 25 policemen and 34 civilians, brings to an end a two-decadelong police hunt
Mangu Kumar Sahoo is a Maoist leader and a top commander of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). He was the secretary of the Odisha State Committee of the CPI (Maoist) and carried a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head. Mangu Kumar Sahoo was arrested in 2014 by the Odisha Police. He is currently lodged in a jail in Odisha.
