Gumla, Jagarnath Paswan: Gumla Police of Jharkhand has arrested four militants of TSPC. Along with this, other items including gun, bullet and mobile have been recovered from them. Recently, they had beaten up the workers engaged in the construction work of the bridge being built on the North Koel river of Gumla and kept them hostage. Leaving the form, a levy of Rs 25 lakh was demanded. The police took it seriously and formed a team and arrested them.
Four Naxalites arrested with weapons
Keshwar Lohra (36 years), resident of Chorkakhand of Gurdari police station, Heera Oraon (36 years), resident of Sugitoli of Gumla police station, Naika Oraon alias Chhotu (24 years), resident of Duko of Ghaghra police station, and Lakhiram Oraon (35 years) have been arrested by the police. . Police have recovered four 315 bore rifles, 86 8 mm bullets, two magazines, two pistols and three mobile phones from these militants.
Had asked for a levy of Rs 25 lakh
On April 4, the militants had beaten up the laborers engaged in the construction work of a bridge on the North Koel river located at Jalka on the border of Ghaghra and Sisai block. Was held hostage for hours. Along with this, he had left the form and demanded a levy of Rs 25 lakh. After the militants stopped the bridge construction work, the villagers of half a dozen villages took up traditional weapons against the militants and started the bridge construction.
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Formation of SIT for arrest
Gumla Police had also formed SIT under the leadership of SDPO Gumla Suresh Prasad Yadav to arrest the terrorists. After this, the police raided and arrested these four militants. SP Shambhu Kumar Singh said that all four had been to jail in the past also. The research was started after a team was formed to stop the bridge construction in the name of militant organization TSPC. During the raid, all four were arrested with weapons on the night of April 11 from village Medhiyatoli Murgu under Sisai police station.
These Naxalites have also been in Maoist and JJMP
These four militants were earlier in CPI Maoist. Later these people went to JJMP. Here, a few months ago these people joined TSPC organization. After this, he started expanding the organization in Ghaghra area, but before that Gumla police completely destroyed the TSPC organization in this area.
Police from six police stations were involved to catch the militants.
The police of six police stations were given the responsibility to arrest the TSPC militants in the case of stopping the construction of bridge in Koel river on the border of Ghaghra-Sisai. Along with this, police officers from six police stations were also included in the SIT team formed under the leadership of SDPO Suresh Prasad Yadav. The police decided on a strategy to catch the militants. After this, these militants were caught within a week and the TSPC organization was stopped from growing in Ghaghra, Sisai, Bishunpur and Gumla areas. SP Shambhu Kumar Singh said that to crack the bridge construction case, the police of six police stations under Gumla district along with the soldiers of SAT and Police Center Gumla worked together.
Police sent all four to jail
The team includes SDPO Suresh Prasad Yadav, DAP Gumla Shivshankar Marandi, Punee Jitendra Ram of Basiya area, Punee Mahendra Karmali of Police Center Gumla, Police station incharge Sisai Sandeep Kumar Yadav, Police station incharge Puso Himanshu Shekhar Singh, Police station incharge Ghaghra Tarun Kumar, Police station incharge Bharno. Arvind Kumar and Pujan Ajay Kumar of Sisai police station along with SAT team, Police Center Gumla and Armed Forces Sisai were involved. In this case, the police have arrested all four criminals and sent them to jail. In a press conference, SP said that in this regard, case number 40/24 was registered in Sisai police station and a special investigation/raiding team (SIT) was formed for quick investigation of the incident and arrest of criminals. After the team was formed, the research work was started by the team. During the raid, Chorkakhand resident Keshwar Lohra, Sugitoli resident Heera Oraon and Duko resident Naika Oraon alias Chhotu and Lakhiram Oraon were arrested.
Search is on for other gang members: SP
Weapons have also been seized from the four arrested Naxalites. Four rifles of 315, 86 bullets of 8 mm, two magazines, two pistols and three mobiles and other objectionable materials have been seized. He has been jailed in the past in cases of robbery, extortion etc. Raiding operation is going on for arrest.