Gumla (Jharkhand), Aug 14 (PTI) The police on Saturday arrested an active member of the proscribed CPI(Maoist), who was wanted in 11 Naxal related cases, from Jharkhand's Gumla district.

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Police said that five detonators and a knife were seized from Guddu Oraon alias Sukhram Oraon after the arrest from his in-law's place at a village under Bishunpur police station.

Following a tip-off that he would reach there to meet his wife, the police laid a trap and nabbed him.

Oraon is a member of the squad of Maoist commander Ravindra Ganju, which operates in Latehar, Lohardaga and Gumla districts of Jharkhand, police said.

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