While four Maoist cadres were arrested from Purulia district early Sunday, another rebel was arrested from West Midnapore district Saturday night.
Purulia district police superintendent Rajesh Yadav said: "Four Maoists cadres - Gunda Singh Murmu, Lakshi Kanta Murmu, Abhiram Das and Choton Khotowal -- were arrested from Jhalda today (Sunday). They were produced before a local court and remanded to five-day police custody."
“The cadres were active in the Ayodhya Hill area and planned to carry out a strike. We will interrogate them to know whereabouts of their associates,” the officer said.
Meanwhile, Birsha Soren (25), a member of the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia, the militant wing of the pro-Maoist People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) was arrested from Goaltore area of West Midnapore district.
He was produced before the Midnapore District Court and remanded to six-day's judicial custody, said a police officer of West Midnapore district.
Maoists are active in three western districts of the state - West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.
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