Four Maoists captured in Bihar

Four hardcore Maoists, including a self-proclaimed zonal commander, were captured by villagers who later handed them over to police in Rohtas district today, police said.

A self-proclaimed zonal commander of the banned CPI (Maoist) Satyendra Singh alias Shekhar and hardcore Naxalites Mohan ji and Bishun Oraon were among four captured by the villagers, they said.

They were handed over to the police in the forest area of Nauhatta.

One rifle, two guns, handgrenades, besides some live cartridges were seized from them, the police said. 

They were involved in several operations carried out by the Maoists in the district, they revealed.