Kishenji hiding in Midnapore forest

MIDNAPORE: Top Maoist leader Kishenji is currently been hiding somewhere in a forest in West Midnapore district, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said here today.

"Kishenji is hiding in the forests of Midnapore district. All steps have been taken in order to prevent him from escaping," Verma said.

Kishenji was a politburo member of CPI (Maoist) and in charge of the region comprising West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa.