Maoists abduct three villagers in Bihar

Three persons were abducted by the outlawed CPI (Maoist) ultras from Barcha village in Bihar's Rohtas district, a police official said today.

A group of Maoists raided the village last night and picked three people, identified as Amit Chaube, Phulendra Chaube and Suresh Sah, superintendent of police Manu Mahraj said.

The local police came to know about the matter this morning, he said, adding raids were carried out to rescue the abducted villagers.