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6 rebels arrested in eastern India
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Indian police Tuesday claimed to
have arrested six hardcore left-wing Naxalite rebels in the eastern state of
Jharkhand.
“The six rebels belonging to Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee, a banned
Naxalite outfit, were arrested from the state’s Balumath area Monday. They
are being interrogated in our custody,” a police official said.
Some weapons have been recovered from their possession, he added.
Jharkhand is among the seven Indian states often hit by Naxalite violence.
The left-wing rebels’ insurgency began in the eastern state of West Bengal
in late 1960s, spreading to more than one-third of India’s 600-plus
administrative districts.
Though major offensives by security forces in recent years have pushed the
rebels back to their forest strongholds and the levels of violence have
fallen, but hit-and-run attacks are still common, killing people, mostly
security personnel, every year.
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