Lucknow: A naxalite, wanted in a number of cases of murder, was arrested on Wednesday in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
A resident of Bihar, Pankaj alias Chunmun alias Toto was nabbed in Sardah forest area in the district, Special DGP (Law and Order) Brijlal told reporters here.
The naxalite, wanted in a number of cases of murder in Mirzapur, was active in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar, he said.
Some arms and ammunition were recovered from him, the DGP said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 21:49