Three Maoists arrested

Two Maoists, identified as Santosh Bhagat and Bhola Rai, were arrested from Rampur Barahi village under Riga police station area on a tipoff, police sources said.

A country-made pistol, bomb-making materials and naxal literature were seized from them, the sources said.

Interrogation of the two led to the arrest of a third, Laxmi Das from Sunaul Subba village under Majorganj police station area in the district, they said.