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Central probe agency NIA carried out the second round of raids against the Popular Front of India across eight states and Union Territories.
The PFI organised a protest outside the district collector's office in Pune, on Friday during which 40 protesters were arrested.
Naxal menace: The joint forces managed to free Buddha Pahad located in Jharkhand`s Latehar district, about 150 km from the state capital Ranchi. Buddha Pahad is spread over about 55 square km with one side connected with Chhattisgarh. It had turned out to shelter top Naxal commanders of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Odhisha.
Security forces have won a decisive victory in the ongoing battle against left-wing extremism across the country, said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday adding that compared to before 2014, incidents of left-wing extremism violence have come down by 77 per cent.
Central Reserve Police Force has declared Bihar free of Maoists and said there is no area in the state where the Naxal group is in a position to dominate