109300 Landmines recovered in Orissa, six Maoists arrested Bhubaneswar: Tragedy was averted in Orissa~s Sundergarh district when two unexploded landmines were found fitted under two separate culverts during a combing operation, police said Tuesday. Six Maoist guerrillas were also arrested.<br /><br />The rebels were held from Kalta area of the Maoist-infested Bonai sub-division, about 450 km from Bhubaneswar. They would be produced in a local court Tuesday, Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik told IANS.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />&ldquo;They were involved in several crimes, including the murder of trade union leader Thomas Munda in January this year,&rdquo; Patnaik said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />Maoists planted landmines under two separate culverts to trigger blasts Tuesday. &quot;Thankfully we recovered the landmines,&quot; Patnaik said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br />Tuesday is the last day of the martyrs~ week which the Maoists have been observing since July 28.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(IANS) 0 2010-08-03T05:31:26-04:00 Orissa