Midnapore: Arms and ammunition were
seized during a raid by the joint security forces in
junglemahal on Wednesday while three suspected Maoists were detained,
police sources said.
The joint forces raided the Borihati forest in
Jamboni police station area in West Midnapore district on a
tip off that that a Maoist squad leader was hiding there, the
sources said.
One rifle, 16 rounds of ammunition and detonators were
seized in the raid, they said.
Three persons were detained for interrogation, they
said.
One 9 mm pistol was also found from the Laboni jungle
in Belpahari police station area, they added.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 16:25