Two Maoists arrested; arms, ammunitions seized

Two Maoist cadre were arrested on Tuesday with weapons from a village in Kurtha police station in Bihar's Arwal district, the police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided Purvaribagh village and arrested Chhotu Yadav and Nawal Yadav and seized two country-made carbines, two pistols and four ammunitions from them, they said.

The police also busted an illicit liqour plant and seized 2000 litre liqour from the spot, the sources said, adding a standing crop of ganza was also destroyed.