October 15, 2009 1:27 PM

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Andhra-based Maoist couple arrested for naxal violence in Jharkhand

An Andhra Pradesh based couple, allegedly behind the spurt in naxal violence in Bihar and Jharkhand, has been arrested in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. Agriculture scientist-cum-Maoist Central Committee member Ravi Sharma and his wife B Anuradha were arrested last Saturday. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj claimed that the two were running the Maoist outfit in Bihar and Jharkhand since 1999.<br/>Police also found one 9 MM foreign-make revolver, cartridges and documents relating to the Maoist operation and its strategies in Bihar and Jharkhand.

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