By IANS
Ranchi : Eleven Maoist rebels have been arrested from different parts of Jharkhand in the last three days, police said Monday.
Jeedan Gudia, a top leader of the Jharkhand Liberation Front (JLF), was reportedly arrested Sunday along with his friend Sunita from Gorbeda jungle, around 45 Km from here. Police recovered a pistol, live cartridges and Rs.4,000 in cash from them.
Seven other Maoists were nabbed from Bokaro district on the same day. One of the arrested, Jayant, was allegedly using the cell phone of slain Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Mahendra Singh who was killed by Maoist guerrillas in Giridih district in 2005.
Police claimed to have recovered Rs.1 million in cash, pistols, rifles, live cartridges, a laptop and Maoist literature from the seven rebels.
Two Maoists were also arrested here Saturday.
Maoists are active in 16 of the 22 districts of the state. Nearly 840 people, including 310 security personnel, have been killed in the last six years in Maoist related violence.