Three Maoists arrested in Gaya

Police on Wednesday arrested three Maoist rebels in Bihars Gaya District.

Gaya (Bihar), Aug 2 : Police on Wednesday arrested three Maoist rebels in Bihar's Gaya District.

Police arrested them after receiving a tip off about their whereabouts.

A number of arms, ammunitions and Maoist literature were recovered from them.

"Sub Divisional Commander Shubhashji alias Subhash Prasad was arrested with two others," said Amit Kumar Jain, Superintendent of Police, Gaya.

A regular SLR (Self Loading Rifle), Carbine, 25 detonators, a large number of Maoist literatures, with a mobile phone and walkie-talkie have been retrieved from them.

The three arrested persons are said to have been involved in a number of violent incidents in Gaya District.

Maoists have made their presence felt in Bihar, which shares its borders with Jharkhand, another state affected by Maoist insurgency.

Maoists blew up two railway stations during a shutdown in Jharkhand on Wednesday. The shutdown was called to protest the arrest of three of their comrades.

Maoists operate across a large swathe of India stretching from the east to the south, and mostly attack government officials and property.

They claim they are fighting for the landless poor and the labour class. Thousands of people have been killed by Maoists since their agitation against the country's ruling class began in the late 1960s.

ANI