Kolkata: Shraddha Biswas, Maoist leader who has over 20 FIRs filed against her in Jharkhand and Bengal, was on Tuesday arrested by the Kolkata Police STF. A resident of Chakdaha, she is reportedly a member of the Jharkhand Maoists regional committee and and had a bounty of Rs 15 lakh against her there. Shraddha, also called Bela, was caught from Cossipore. While police did not reveal the reason behind her Kolkata visit, Left workers and rights activists claimed she was here for treatment.Hooghly resident Madhai Patra, another Maoist who was active in Jharkhand, surrendered to police. At a news meet at Alipore Bodyguard Lines on Tuesday, KP commissioner Ajay Nand said information on Bela’s activities in Kolkata would be obtained by interrogating her. —Dwaipayan Ghosh
