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A Rashtriya Janata Dal leader, who unsuccessfully contested the 2010 assembly election, was arrested on Friday near Bodh Gaya in Bihar. Nearly 4,000 rounds of ammunition and cash were seized from his possession, said the police.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Superintendent of Police Ratna Mani Sanjeev intercepted Bindeshwari Yadav alias Bindi Yadav's vehicle on the Gaya-Bodh Gaya road. During the search, the ammunition for sophisticated weapons like SLRs and AK-47 were seized, sources said.
"We arrested Yadav and brought him to Gaya for interrogation," said the city superintendent of police, adding it was being alleged that the arrested RJD man was involved in supplying illegal firearms to an ultra-Left outfit.
His vehicle has also been impounded, the city SP said, adding two persons accompanying Yadav during the operation were also taken into custody.
"We have also seized a rifle from the vehicle," the city SP added.
Yadav had unsuccessfully contested on a RJD ticket in the 2010 assembly election from Gurua seat.