Ranchi, July 19
Eight Maoist rebels have been arrested at three places in Jharkhand Sunday, police said.
Four rebels, belonging to the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were arrested in Ramgarh district following a tip-off. Those arrested include two 'area commanders' of the JLT, using the aliases of Cobra and Tiger, who were wanted in more than a dozen cases, police said.
Police seized two revolvers, live cartridges, computers, three mobile phones and Maoist literature from the arrested rebels.
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist rebels from Latehar district also were arrested. In Gumla, police arrested Chhota Gope, an 'area commander' of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) and a revolver was seized from him.