GAYA JI, Dec. 26 -- Gaya Police and the Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation, arrested a hardcore Maoist wanted in connection with over seven cases related to Naxal attacks, officials said.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of Maoist Manohar Bhuiyan alias Shankar Bhuiyan in the Maigra police station area, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kantesh Kumar Mishra constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising personnel from Gaya Police and the STF. The team was led by Dumaria Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Raju Kumar.

Police said the SIT tracked the Maoist near his native Chatakpur village. On spotting the police team, he attempted to flee but was chased and arrested.

During inter...