3 Maoists held with arms

Three Maoists were arrested today with a haul of arms from a locality in Bihar's Arwal district, a police officer said.
Acting on a tip off, the police raided a hideout near Ghogha locality and apprehended three CPI (Maoist) activists, one of whom identified as Rajnish Sharma alias Panditjee, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Santosh Kumar Rai said.
A country-made carbine, one rifle and six rounds of cartridge were recovered from the ultras' possession, he said.
The Maoist trio were under interrogation to find out details of their involvement in naxal activities in the district, the DSP added.