Maoist held, AK-56 seized in Jamui village

Munger: In a major catch, police recovered an AK-56 assault rifle from a Maoist caught from the jungle near Nayadih village under the Jhajha police station area in Jamui district on Tuesday.
Manoj Da alias Umesh Marandi was arrested during a raid jointly conducted by the Jamui police, STF, SSB and CRPF.
According to Jamui SP Jayant Kant, 106 live cartridges, three country-made pistols, three detonators and two hand grenades were also recovered from Manoj’s hideout.“It’s a major achievement... Manoj was involved in several criminal cases in the district and adjoining areas,” the SP said, adding he was being interrogated. CRPF sources said Umesh hailed from Kuchugaon in Kokrajhar district of Assam. Fluent in English, Hindi, Assamese, Santhali and Bengali, he frequently changed his name as he operated in Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam.