Sheohar: Hardcore Maoist arrested in police raid

A hardcore Maoist was arrested on Tuesday in naxal-hit Bihar's Sheohar district, police said.

Acting on a tip off, a team of Pariyari police station raided a house in Auramalikana village of the district and nabbed Bharat Thakur, Superintendent of Police Himanshu Shankar Trivedi said.

Thakur, self-styled commander of the banned outfit, has been active in the district and has participated in various incidents in Sheohar, the SP said.