STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Telangana Police and Chattisgarh Police on Wednesday grilled Communist Party of India (Maoist) central committee member-cum strategist-cum idealogue Kanchan Da. The 72-year old veteran Maoist leader is under custody of the Crime Branch, Assam Police for nine days. Kanchan Da was arrested by Crime Branch, Assam Police on March 6 from Patimara Tea Garden under Udarband PS in the Cachar district.
According to police sources, police of other states have got in touch with Assam Police and it is likely that they will also be questioning Kanchan Da in the next few days. Sources further said that Kanchan Da, who originally hails from Howrah, had come to Cachar in 2019. He was in Assam to set up a complete new system of Maoism here and form the party Congress in Assam. His other motives included setting up a Red Corridor from the neighbouring country to the Maoist areas like Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Telangana and parts of Odisha, engaging youths to join the Maoist movement, attracting surrendered ultras to the Maoist movement and finally, to arrange for weapons and terror financing. He was also writing of the new constitution for the organization. He is a civil engineer and was the top think tank of the CPI (Maoist) after top Maoist leader Prashanta Bose alias Kishan Da was held by Jharkhand Police in the Kandra area of Saraikela Kharsawan district in November last year. He had joined the CPI (M) in 2004.
On March 6, Assam Police arrested Kanchan Da and his close associate Akash Urang alias Rahul alias Kajal. They confessed that they had concealed a laptop containing some valuable information at a place near Kumbha. Accordingly, the police team rushed towards Kumbha on being led by the apprehended Maoists and recovered the laptop from a jungle. The laptop was seized. The police team found cash Rs 3.60 lakh being the proceeds of terrorism and other incriminating articles from the possession of Kanchan Da. The arrest of Kanchan Da was a big success for Assam Police and also crucial from the perspective of national security.
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