Gumla (Jharkhand), May 12 (ANI): Five sympathizers of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from Jharkhand's Gumla district.
According to the police, the arrested supporters of Maoists used to pass on vital information to People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), about the deployment and movement of security personnel in the area.
"Five persons were arrested. We will take appropriate legal action against them. We have recovered all the mobile phones, as per our information, from them. As per the investigation so far, they are supporters of PLFI," Superintendent of Police (SP), Gumla, Rakesh Bansal told media on Saturday.
Maoists have significantly increased their presence in tribal and rural regions in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha as well as certain parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
However, the government has termed them to be India's main internal security threat and an obstacle to growth in Asia's third-largest economy. (ANI)
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