Intelligence branch officer kidnapped by Maoists
An Intelligence branch officer and an NGO worker were kidnapped by Maoists from Ayodhya area in Purulia district with police saying that the inspector was on leave and had gone there for some personal work.
A Maoist area commander, who was accused of attempting on the life of an Inspector General of Police and allegedly involved in about half a dozen other cases, was arrested today, police here said.