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Suspected CPI (Maoist) member arrested in Jharkhand

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Press Trust of India Latehar (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Sep 19 2019 | 8:45 PM IST

A suspected member of the banned CPI (Maoist) was arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Thursday, police said.

Jhaman Singh, the suspected Maoist, was apprehended during a raid in Barwadih forest, Deputy Superintendent of Police Amarnath told reporters here.

He said Maoist literature and posters bearing anti- government messages were recovered from his possession.

A woman, who was with him, was released after interrogation, he said.

The police officer said that Jhaman is brother of Sudhir Singh alias Kundan, a self-styled commander of CPI (Maoist) and was going to Bura Pahar to attend a meeting.

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First Published: Sep 19 2019 | 8:45 PM IST

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