Two notorious Maoists arrested from Bihar's Bettiah

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Two notorious Maoists were arrested with weapons and a large quantity of bullets from Bettiah in Bihar as a result of a joint operation by the Police and the Special Task Force (STF). The head of one of them is worth Rs 5 lakh.

"In a joint operation, police and STF conducted a joint operation and arrested notorious Maoist Ram Babu alias Nikhil and his friend Dhiraj," Said Jayant Kant, DIG, Champaran Range, Bihar. The administration had announced the price of Ram Babu's head at Rs 5 lakh. After questioning the accused, a search was conducted at another place. Two AK-47 rifles, 460 rounds of bullets and seven magazines were seized from the spot. "