2 Maoist splinter group members held in Jharkhand

Two members of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee, a splinter group of the proscribed CPI (Maoist), were arrested in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police.

The police apprehended the accused during a raid near Kalyanpur village under the Piparwar Police Station limits on Monday, a senior officer said.

According to the police, the arrested Maoists were identified as Massi Tigga (29), a resident of Khandhar village, and Kiran Nagadwar (45), who hails from Chirlounga village under the Tandwa Police Station limits.