3 hardcore Maoists arrested during search operation

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Three hardcore Maoists, including two brothers, were arrested from Pannk Narayanpur police station limits of Bokaro district on Tuesday. About a dozen cases have been registered against them in Pannk-Narayanpur police station of Nawadih block of the district, said police on Tuesday. 

Acting on a tip off that two hardcore Maoists, Baburam Marandi and Dalo Ram Marandi belonging to Giridih district and another Maoist Futani alias Kuleshwar Kumar Sharma alias Koleshwar Thakur, a resident of Giridih were arrested while they arrived at place in Nawadih under Pannk  Narayanpur police station, a police team along with Jharkhand Jaguar and SSB personnel conducted raid in the village and arrested them on Monday,said sources.

The arrested rebels were charged in case number 161/2014 Section-147/148/149/353/307 Bhadvi and 4/5 Explosive Substances Act and 17 CLA Act's FIR has been registered on December 12, 2014.  

On the other hand there is an allegation that these extremists planted can bombs on the road leading to Palamu with the intention of killing the polling party of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly 2014 elections by forming an illegal gathering.

On February 08, 2010, under Section-307/120(B)/34 IPC, 4/5/6 of the Explosive Substances Act and 17 CLA Act and 10/13 UAP Act were imposed against the accused. After interrogation they were sent to jail.  

The Maoists were also accused of planting a bomb in a culvert on the Palamu-Sarubera road in Nawadih with the intention of killing him.  In this case, station in-charge Suman Kumar said that after getting information from secret sources, the police launched a search operation in the area. All three Naxalites were arrested during this search operation.

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