Ranchi, Sep 29 (Inditop.com) Five Maoist rebels, including two top leaders, have been arrested from two districts in Jharkhand, police said Tuesday.
Four Maoist rebels were arrested Monday night from the Semara jungle, which falls under Palkot police station of Gumla district, around 145 km from here.
The four, belonging to the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), include Pahindra Gope, sub-zonal commander of the group. Police have seized one double barrel gun, two country made pistols and live cartridges from them.
In Lathear district, police arrested Ajay Ganju, sub-zonal commander of the banned group Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of the 24 districts of Jharkhand. Nearly 1,550 people have been killed in Maoist-related violence in the past eight years.
