Vital clues obtained from teenager Maoist

Police today claimed to have obtained vital clues on Maoist activities in West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura districts while interrogating a cadre Sushil Hembram arrested four days from Simlipal area in Bankura district.

Police today claimed to have obtained vital clues on Maoist activities in West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura districts while interrogating a cadre Sushil Hembram arrested four days from Simlipal area in Bankura district.

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"Information and vital clues have been found in the statement of the cadre who is believed to be a member of the Maoist guerrilla squad," police sources said today.

A 9 mm pistol, ammunition and Maoist literature were found on Hembram who was also suspected to have a hand in the recent killing of IC of Sarengra, R Moitra, the sources said.

The IC was killed during a Maoist raid on a CPI(M) leader's house.

Hembram, a teenager, was caught by villagers on Friday and handed over to the security forces. He was later produced in the court which remanded him to police custody for 5 days.