Two most-wanted members of a Maoist organisation were arrested Thursday afternoon from Rourkela railway station during a joint security inspection aimed at maintaining law and order and ensuring passenger safety.

The accused were identified as Abdhesh Kumar Yadav (26) of Deora village under Lesliganj police limits in Jharkhand’s Palamu district and Upendra Yadav (24) of Manika village under Manika police limits in Latehar district.

Both had long-standing ties with Maoist outfits and were wanted by Jharkhand Police for multiple criminal cases registered in Palamu and Latehar districts.

The arrests were made around 3 pm by teams from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP) and Rourkela’s Plant Site police station, under the supervision of Rourkela Superintenden

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