Dehri-on-Sone: Seven Maoists, including a 'commander', were arrested during joint raids by police and Cobra Battalion of CRPF from two places in Rohtas district, police said on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, police and Cobra Battalion of CRPF raided a place near an under-construction bridge over river Sone yesterday and arrested Maoist 'commander' Sudarashan Ram alias Firoj and his four accomplices, SP Manu Maharaj said.
They were wanted in connection with the killing of Bikramganj sub-divisional police officer and over a dozen other cases, Maharaj said, adding that 4 country-made weapons, 17 live cartridges and 4 mobile phones were seized from them.
In a separate raid, two ultras were arrested from Chutia
area in Rohtas district, he added.
PTI
First Published: Monday, October 24, 2011, 16:53