Aurangabad: Two Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) activists, including one of its "sub- zonal commander", were arrested from Madanpur village of Bihar's Aurangabad district late October 12 night.

Aurangabad superintendent of police, Sunil Kumar Jha, said on October 13 that Vinod Mehta alias Babu Lal, the self proclaimed sub-zonal commander, and his associate Bhikhari Paswan were arrested during a police raid at Madanpur village.

Mehta was wanted in several cases of murder and loot and the district police was in search of him for the past several years, Jha said.

Police recovered two guns, several cartridges and some documents containing details of MCC meetings at different hideouts and about the organisation.

Mehta, a resident of Madhopur village of Gaya district, revealed during interrogation that he was assigned the task to revive the organisation in Aurangabad district where it was fast losing its base.

Raids were being conducted to nab more MCC workers on the basis of information provided by Mehta and his associate, Jha added.

PTI