Ranchi: As many as 10,769 Maoists have been arrested, 235 killed, and 324 have surrendered before security forces across Jharkhand since 2001 till September this year, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

Police also seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during this period.

“As many as 1,471 firearms, including 710 weapons looted from the police, were recovered in the past 25 years,” he said.

“Jharkhand has been a Naxal-hit state. In 2016, 22 districts of Jharkhand out of 24 were affected by Naxals. Jharkhand police, in association with central forces and intelligence agencies, have constantly fought against Maoists for the past 25 years, which resulted in the arrest of 10,769 Naxals and their supporters since 2001. Besides, 324 Maoists have surrendered and 235 were killed by

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