Maoist duo held in Jharkhand's Palamu district

Two Maoists arrested in Jharkhand's Palamu district during a joint operation by CRPF and local police. Four country-made guns and explosives seized. The duo, Rajendra Bhuiyan and Vishnu Viswakarma, was apprehended on Friday from villages under Husainabad police station.

Two Maoists were arrested following a joint operation by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police in Palamu district, officials said on Saturday.

Four country-made guns and explosives were recovered from them, police added.

Palamu SP Reeshma Ramesan said the duo was arrested from different villages under Husainabad police station area on Friday evening.

The Maoists were identified as Rajendra Bhuiyan (34) and Vishnu Viswakarma (31), she said.

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