Two Maoists arrested with arms and explosives

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The security forces today arrested two hardcore Maoists with a cache of arms and explosives from a village in Bihar's Jamui district, a police officer said.
Acting on a tip-off, the security forces comprising CRPF and Special Task Force (STF) personnel raided Majhiyani village and nabbed two Maoists, identified as Paro Yadav and and his son Bishundev Yadav on charge of their involvement in naxal activities in the district, the Superintendent of Police (SP) Jayant Kant said.
A consignment of arms and explosives comprising two country-made pistols, five cartridges, five electronic detonators and related equipments used for processing explosive materials were seized from the house of the Maoists, he said.