STF to trace Tevatia,cops want reward sum raised to Rs 1 lakh

Failing to get any clue regarding the whereabouts of farmer leader Manvir Singh Tevatia for the last three days,the DGP headquarters on Monday engaged the Special Task Force (STF) to coordinate with the Gautam Budh Nagar police to arrest him. On Monday,the police also sent the recommendation to the state government for increasing the amount of reward on Tevatia from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh. Four others on the wanted list carry a reward of Rs 15,000 each. An STF official said that soon after the police operation at Bhatta Parsaul on Saturday,Tevatia went to Delhi from where he moved to Rajasthan. They have been keeping track of his movement and hoped to catch him anytime,he said.