PFLI convenor, accomplice arrested from Patna

A convenor of the proscribed ultra left wing outfit PFLI was arrested along with his accomplice from the new bypass area under Agamkuan police station of Bihar's Patna district today.
Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said the police arrested PFLI convenor Vicky Kumar and his associate Sonu Kumar with a pistol and a cartridge.
Vicky was wanted by the police in several cases, which included a bomb blast in Bahadurpur Housing Colony in the state capital, kidnapping, bank dacoity and loot incidents.
During interrogation, Vicky admitted his involvement in the Bahadurpur Housing Colony bomb blast. He had carried out the blast to realise levy for his outfit. He had approached Sonu Kumar who used to supply illegal arms.

Vicky, a resident of Jehanabad district, also admitted he had supplied a huge cache of illegal arms to Jharkhand after receiving the same from Sonu Kumar and used to get funds from his outfit through bank for purchasing the arms, the police said.