India News | Two Naxalites Arrested in Jharkhand
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Giridih/Chatra, Jul 13 (PTI) Two naxalites, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, were arrested in separate raids in Jharkhand's Giridih and Chatra districts, police said on Monday.
Acting on tip-off, a team led by Dumri sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Niraj Kumar Singh arrested Kishore Chand Kisku alias Toofan, a member of outlawed CPI(Maoist), near Manjhidih area in Giridih district, Superintendent of Police Amit Renu said.
Kisku, who was wanted in several criminal cases, carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head. He had allegedly blown up a security van, killing five persons, and triggered a blast at a police camp in Nimiyaghat, Renu said.
In a separate incident, Arjun Ganju, a member of banned Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), was nabbed at his residence in Tandwa police station area, Chatra SP Rishabh Kumar Jha said.
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Ganju has six cases filed against him under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Jha said.
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