In Latehar district of Jharkhand, police arrested two wanted Maoists belonging to the banned organization Communist Party of India (Maoist). The arrested extremists include zonal commander Mrityunjay Bhuiya and sub-zonal commander Bablu Ram.

Police recovered an AK-47 rifle, 21 live cartridges and about 1.60 lakh rupees in cash from their possession. Superintendent of Police Kumar Gaurav said the arrests were made after a cordon-and-search operation based on specific intelligence in the Chhipadohar police station area. Mrityunjay Bhuiya carried a reward of 10 lakh rupees, while Bablu Ram had a reward of 2 lakh rupees on his head.