Five Andhra Maoists arrested in Kolkata

Kolkata saw the arrest of five Maoists, who are believed to be from Andhra Pradesh. The police said that these militants were arrested after going thorugh an operation which was one day long. 

Greyhounds, an elite commando force of Andhra Pradesh, assisted by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police, nabbed the five rebels from different parts of the city during a clandestine operation that started Wednesday morning and continued till the early hours of Thursday.

The operation had turned dramatic Wednesday morning after one of the suspects was lifted off forcibly by the cops in a car in broad daylight from College Street, one of the busiest parts of the city, prompting bystanders to call it an abduction. Even the media went into a frenzy over what it called a "daring kidnapping".

But police said thatthe five are Maoists. Blueprints for making arms and money were recovered from them, police said.

Police believe the arrests will yield valuable information regarding Maoist activity within the city and its adjacent areas.

The five are expected to be produced before a city court Thursday.