Chhattisgarh: Maoist carrying reward of Rs. 10 lakh killed

Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 14 : A Maoist who was carrying reward of Rs. 10 lakh on his head was killed on Sunday by the police in Chhattisgarh's Bastar. This comes after Maoist leader Kundan Pahan, who was carrying a bounty of Rs. 15 lakh on his head, surrendered before the police in Ranchi. Pahan is an accused in the killing of special branch inspector Francis Indwar in 2008 and loot of Rs. five crore from a cash van of ICICI bank. He was also allegedly involved in Baliba ambush in Saranda and killing of DSP Pramod Kumar in 2008 at Pundigiri near Bundu in Ranchi district.

Source: ANI