2 PLFI members held in Simdega

Two suspected members of outlawed Maoist faction People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from a forest under Gidra police outpost area in Simdega district on Wednesday, officials said

Two suspected members of outlawed Maoist faction People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from a forest under Gidra police outpost area in Simdega district on Wednesday, officials said.

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The two arrested persons are members of “Sahu Dasta” of the PLFI, which is active in neighbouring West Singhbhum district and Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh, a statement from the office of Simdega superintendent of police said.

“The action was taken on a tip-off that PLFI members were in the area for recruitment of cadre and other related activities in Raikera-Patratoli. A team led by in-charge of Gidra outpost raided the village. The accused try to flee but were captured. Arms, ammunition, a motorbike besides other objectionable items were recovered from the duo,” the statement said.