5 suspected Maoists held for torching vehicle in Bihar

Five suspected Maoists were nabbed in connection with the torching of a police jeep at Sitamarhi district of Bihar last night, official sources said.

The five were taken into custody for interrogation after police recovered the gutted vehicle, the sources said.

In another act of arson, Naxalites torched two vehicles in Vaishali district on the same night, the sources said.

Further details were awaited.