Six members of the Trutiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the CPI(Maoist), were arrested with arms and ammunition in Palamau district, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Acting on a tip off, the district armed police and CRPF personnel surrounded Kasisoth, Singhna and Batowa localities under Mohammadgunj police station area on Thursday night and picked up the six.
Superintendent of Police Indrajeet Mahatha said TPC's self-styled Area Commander Kuldeep Yadav was among those arrested.
Police recovered one rifle looted from the police in the past, three .315 bore regular rifles, 304 pieces of live cartridges, one empty cartridge, one walkie-talkie, two mobile phones and Maoist posters from their possession, the SP said.
Mahatha said some other ultras managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
Cases of abduction, encounter, rioting and loot were pending against those arrested under four police stations of Palamau district, he said.
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