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Maoist area commander held

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Press Trust of India Gaya

(Maoist) area commander from a village in Bihar's Gaya district and seized arms and ammunition besides Rs five lakh from his possession.

Acting on a tip off, the police raided Maqsoodpur village in the Khikarsarai police station area and arrested Shravan Manjhi.

An amount of Rs five lakh, a country-made pistol, ammunition and a mobile phone were seized from him, SP (city) Baburam said.

Manjhi was wanted in connection with three cases of Naxal violence, he said.

Baburam said that the arrested ultra had confessed to his involvement in the crimes.

  

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First Published: Jul 06 2012 | 2:05 PM IST

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