Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Five Maoists have been arrested in West Bengal’s Purulia district, police said Thursday.
According to police, five Maoists Ananda Kumar, Bhabataron Mahato, Umacharan Mahato, Gobordhon Mura and Manasa Ram Mahato were arrested late Wednesday night from Ayodhya Hills.
Purulia district’s Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav said: ‘Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the joint forces comprising state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel conducted a raid in the Ayodhya Hills and arrested the five Maoists Wednesday night.’
‘Ananda Kumar was the area commandant of the Ayodhya Hill squad and Bhabataron was the zonal commandant. Both of them are accused in several cases including murder, sedition and arson,’ Yadav told IANS over phone.
A small cache of arms and ammunition and several posters were recovered from them, said Yadav.
‘The rebels were presented before the Purulia district court Thursday afternoon,’ he said.
