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Medininagar (Jharkhand), Aug 22: A court here has sentenced a Maoist cadre to two years and three months in jail under Arms Act.
The 1st class Judicial Magistrate, Rajendra Prasad, sentenced the Maoist Chotan Yadav yesterday.
The court also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 and if he failed to cough up the amount, the convict will have to serve six months more in jail.
Yadav was arrested on January 21 last year along with a firearm and live ammunition from Mohammadgunj by a special police team. (PTI)
Medininagar (Jharkhand), Aug 20: A supporter of a banned left wing extremist outfit has been arrested from a village in Palamau district of Jharkhand, a police officer said today.
Two supporters of the 'Tritiya Prastuti Committee' (TPC), a breakaway faction of the CPI(Maoists), however, managed to escape during the police raid at Pokhra village yesterday.
According to Superintendent of Police Indrajeet Mahatha, members of a special police team raided the village on the basis of a tip-off and arrested the TPC supporter identified as Sambhu Paswan.
Mahatha said that the three persons had taken shelter in Paswan's house.
The police team recovered one rifle and six live cartridges from the house, he said. (PTI)
