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Naxalite held, landmines recovered in Jharkhand
A hardcore Maoist was arrested and three landmines were recovered today from different areas of Jharkhand, where the five-phased assembly polls are currently underway, police said.
Updated on: Dec 10, 2009, 19:02:27 IST
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A hardcore Maoist was arrested and three landmines were recovered on Thursday from different areas of Jharkhand, where the five-phased assembly polls are currently underway, police said.
The Maoist, identified as Joseph, was arrested from a village in Gumla district during a combing operation by CRPF personnel, they said, adding he was an expert in making IEDs.
In a separate incident, security personnel recovered three powerful landmines from Bidir village of Latehar district, which were later defused.
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