Lucknow, March 25 (PTI) : A self-styled Deputy Area Commander of the banned naxalite outfit Maoist Communist Centre was arrested near Karail Bandhi village in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, a police spokesman said here today.
Acting on a tip-off, a police party intercepted naxalite Mahangu alias Chiru near the village last evening and recovered two guns and some live cartridges, he said.
He was wanted in several cases of extortion and kidnappings, he added.