Top Naxal commander arrested in West Bengal

August 12, 2010 02:10 pm | Updated 02:10 pm IST - Kolkata

Security forces today arrested a top Naxal commander from West Bengal’s Purulia district.

On specific inputs, the CRPF and its specialised Special Action Force (SAF) apprehended Annanda alias Nanda alias Nakul from the Ajodhya hill area of the district, police sources said.

Annanda is an area commander in the region, they said.

He has been handed over to the police.

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