Police raids Dhamni village, arrest hardcore Maoist Shambhu Yadav

A hardcore Maoist was arrested on Monday from a village under Haspura police station area in Bihar's Aurangabad district, a police officer said.

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided Dhamni village and arrested the hardened Maoist, identified as Shambhu Yadav, even as his two other associates managed to escape on a motorcycle, Daudnagar's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anwar Javed said.

A country-made pistol, ten live ammunitions and naxal literature were seized from the ultra, he said.

A native of Seema village under Pauthu police station area, Yadav was wanted in several cases of naxal violence and was jailed three years after arrested in a case, Javed said.

Raids were being carried out to nab Yadav's two other associates, he said.