Ex-area commander among two Maoists held

Acting on tip-off, the police raided a house near Muzaffarganj Chowk last night and arrested the former area commander Shambhu Das alias Pintu.

A pistol and ammunition were seized from Das who was wanted in seven cases, including a bank heist, the sources said.

Another ultra Kundan Jha from Rataitha village, who was wanted in a case for supplying weapons to Maoists, has been arrested the sources said.

Both are being interrogated now.