DEHRI-ON-SONE/SHEOHAR/MUNGER: Three Maoists wanted in connection with several incidents of violence and criminal cases were on Sunday arrested from Bihar’s Rohtas, Sheohar and Munger districts, police said.
CPI(Maoist) self-styled area commander, identified as Arvind Ram alias Kaushalji was arrested by police from Chutia village in Rohtas district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manu Maharaj said.
Ram, a native of Navadih village, was said to be the CPI(Maoist) area commander of Tilouthu-Nauhatta region of the naxal-infested district, Maharaj said, adding the former was wanted in over a dozen criminal cases in the district.
Another CPI(Maoist) self-styled area commander Sunil Raut was nabbed from Bashi Jagdishpur village in Sheohar district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Nitash Gudia said, adding a country-made pistol and two live ammunition were seized from his possession.
Another Maoist Anil Manjhi was arrested from Bhangalwa village in Munger, DSP of Jamalpur, Ranjan Kumar said. (PTI)