The nabbed Maoist has spilled the beans about the whereabouts of several Maoists in Jharkhand's Singhbhum district, it is learnt.

This was the outcome of his interrogation by the police. "We have gathered valuable inputs from him", said a senior police investigator who had interrogated him. "Already search operations have been launched."

In fact, a senior member of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit who was wanted in over 18 cases was arrested in West Singhbhum district on Tuesday. On the basis of a 'tip-off', police had launched an operation in Hoilora forest in Gudri police station area of the West Singhbhum district on Monday and nabbed Akash Munda.

As per the statement of West Singhbhum SP Ajay Linda, a 7.65 mm pistol, two magazines and 17 cartridges were seized from Munda's possession.