Five Maoists arrested in Jharkhand

RANCHI - Five Maoist rebels were arrested from two districts of Jharkhand Saturday, police said.

According to police, three guerrillas, including a woman, belonging to the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) were arrested from Mangra village under Barwadih police station of Latehar district, around 140 km from Ranchi.

A rifle, live cartridges and Maoist literature were recovered from the arrested rebels.

Two guerrillas belonging to the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from the jungle area of Vishnugarh police station of Hazaribagh district, around 145 km from Ranchi.