Bhubaneswar, July 7 -- A hardcore Maoist, who had been absconding for the past five years, was arrested by the Jharkhand Police on Monday night following a raid at his native village. The arrested accused has been identified as Dinesh Mahato, who was allegedly associated with the banned CPI (Maoist) and was declared a proclaimed offender.

He was arrested from Hurlung village under the jurisdiction of Chattro chatti Police Station, Bokaro Dist. in Jharkhand.

Police said Dinesh was wanted in more than 10 criminal cases registered at different police stations across the state. He allegedly joined the CPI (Maoist) around five years ago and was involved in Maoist activities, including supplying arms, ammunition and explosive materials to the...