Latehar (Jharkhand), Jan 15 (PTI) Seven persons, allegedly associated with the notorious Rahul Singh gang of Jharkhand, were arrested with arms and ammunition and sent to judicial custody on Wednesday, a senior police officer said.

The arrests were made near Chiro Mode, within Chandwa police station limits, SP Kumar Gaurav said.

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The arrested persons were involved in a firing incident on January 10 over a demand for levy from a contractor working on the construction of a four-lane road between Kudu and Udaipura, police said.

Police have recovered a 7.65 mm pistol, four live cartridges, five mobile phones and a motorcycle from them.

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Acting on a tip-off that members of the Rahul Singh gang had gathered at the passenger shed near Chiro Mode to commit a crime, a police team led by Latehar DSP Arvind Kumar conducted a raid and arrested them with arms and ammunition, the SP said.

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