From correspondents in Jharkhand, India, 07:30 PM IST

The Jharkhand police Monday arrested two hardcore Maoist rebels in Khuti district, the police said. Three pistols and live cartridges were seized from the arrested rebels.

Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the rebels from Panchdhara Road connecting Ranchi and Khuti. One rebel, Robin Purty, was a former area commander and founder member of Jharkhand Liberation Front, a break-away group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).

(Staff Writer, © IANS)