Hazaribag, Dec 5 (PTI) A Maoist of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) was arrested from his residence at Bachra village in Jharkhand, police said on Saturday.

Superintendent of Police Karthick S said a raid was conducted in the forests of Katkumsandi, following which Jitendra Kumar Bhokta was held on Friday night, but his accomplices managed to flee.

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Police has seized one country-made pistol, two live cartridges and a stolen two-wheeler from his residence, the officer said.

Search is on to nab the other Maoists, the SP said.

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