Seven criminals held

Sasaram:Seven criminals have been arrested from Itwa village under Karakat police station of Bihar''s Rohtas district, SP Manu Maharaj said today.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided the village, where the criminals had assembled to plan a crime last night and captured seven of them, Maharaj said.

Two pistols, three live cartridges, six mobiles and Rs 2000 in cash were seized from them, the SP said.

They were wanted in connection with several cases of murder, loot and kidnapping, he said.