Under pressure, Maoists openly recruit fighters

Facing a shortage of cadres, Maoists have launched an extensive recruitment drive in Bihar to attract young blood and boost the organisation’s ranks.

Police came to know of the recruitment drive after they recovered many posters and leaflets pasted at various points and distributed among villagers in the rural pockets of southern Bihar’s Gaya district over the weekend. According to the posters, the recruitment drive, which started on December 2, will continue for a month. (Staff Report)