Four Naxals Arrested In Jharkhand

Four alleged Naxals were arrested today in Jharkhand's Simdega district and arms and ammunition recovered from their possession, police said.

Upon receiving specific information, the police carried out a raid in the district and arrested four members of a Naxal organisation called 'Pahari Cheetah' and recovered arms and ammunition from them, Simdega SP Anup Birthera told PTI.

The four arrested persons have been identified as Sanjay Gop, Praksh Sahu, Deepak Nayak and Lakhan Sharma, he said, adding that a 9mm pistol, a dozen bullets and large amounts of explosives were seized from them.