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2 alleged Maoists held in Bihar

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Feb 20 2014 | 10:33 PM IST
Two alleged Maoists were arrested today from different places in Bihar, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, state police arrested W Jainta Singh alias Dilip alias Lakapa, a resident of Imphal, from Raxual's area bordering with Nepal in the East Champaran district. Nepali currencies, ATM cards and other documents were seized from him, they said.
Later, he was brought to the city and produced in a CBI court which sent him to a four-day transit remand.
Singh is the prime accused in the killing of a professor of Manipur University in 2010 and had been absconding since then, police said.
Another person, Ram Raj Yadav alias Punjabi, alleged self-styled central zone area maoist commander, was held from Imamganj police station area in Gaya district, SSP Nishant Kumar Tiwary said.

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First Published: Feb 20 2014 | 10:33 PM IST

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