Thirty Maoists caught in Orissa

Thirty Maoists were arrested during night-long combing operations in four places in Orissa's Sundargarh district.

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Rourkela | August 29, 2009 04:52 PM IST

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Thirty Maoists were arrested during night-long combing operations in four places in Orissa’s Sundargarh district.

The Maoists were caught during joint combing operations by police and CRPF at Silipunji,Mundatala,Chandiposh and Champajharan areas in the district,Bonai SDPO Sudarsan Sethi said,adding that arms,ammunition and posters were seized from them.

Police claimed that the rebels during preliminary interrogation have confessed to involvement in the recent killing of Ajit Bardhan,officer-in-charge of Koida police station,looting an explosive-laden van from Champajharan on July 16 and blasting three forest department buildings at Tamada and Birida areas in the district two months back.

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