Five Maoists arrested in Jharkhand's Chatra

Chatra: Five Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Sunday.

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Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan said a 'sub-zonal commander' was among the five people belonging to Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee, a splinter group, arrested from the Tandwa police station area on Saturday evening.

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The 'commander', identified as Adesh Kumar Ganjhu alias 'Prabhakar Ji', was wanted in several cases of arson and extortion in the Tandwa coalfield area, he said.

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