Tirupati: For the first time after the assassination bid on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the Special Investigation Team, probing into the October 1 incident, has arrested two persons, believed to be sympathisers of the naxal outfit People's War Group (PWG), SIT source said on October 19.

The names of the arrested were given as M V Prasad, a member of the AP Civil Liberties and Vijayabaskar, member of the Revolutionary Writer's Association. The two were produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody, the source said.

Meanwhile, sources said the team was questioning about 10 persons, including some civil liberties members and surrendered naxalites.

PTI