Four Maoists arrested, bomb-making factory unearthed in Jharkhand

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IANS Ranchi
Last Updated : Mar 13 2018 | 6:45 PM IST

Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested on Tuesday and a small bomb-making factory unearthed in two separate cases in Jharkhand, police said.

Police and the Central Reserve Police Force personnel arrested the four ultras -- Deepak, Jogindra, Chotu and Urmila -- in a joint operation in Palamu district.

The bomb-making factory was unearthed in Pirtand forest in Giridih district on the basis of information given by arrested Maoist commander Sunil Manjhi, who is in a six-day police remand.

Police seized 103 improvised explosive devices, a lathe, syringes, explosives and chemicals.

Maoists are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state.

--IANS

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First Published: Mar 13 2018 | 6:40 PM IST

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