Police arrests hardcore Maoist couple

Jeypore, Nov 23 (UNI) Police have arrested a hardcore Maoist couple from the Chandragiri area, about five km from Bisam-Cuttack, in Rayagada district.

Raygada Police Superintendent Ashis Kumar Singh here today said the couple, identified as Surendra and his wife Nirmala, was arrested last night.

Police seized a rifle and ammunition from their possession.

Both Surendra and Nirmala were senior members of the Vansdhara division and involved in naxalite attacks on Nayagarha and R Udaygiri.

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