The Barkagaon police of the district have arrested three hardcore JPC (Jharkhand Prastuti Committee) extremists last night from the jungles of Keradari block. They were accused of firing on NTPC plant at Barkagaon and demanding the levy from the contractors and some of the villagers also.
Hazaibag Superintendent of Police Manoj Rattan Chothey said that the Barkagaon police SDPO office got information that some suspected persons were seen in the jungle. They may be the members of TPC or JPC.
After getting the information the SDPO of Barkagaon Amit Kumar Singh along with inspector Shyam Chandra Singh and Kreadari Office in Charge Nayal Godwin Karketta rushed to the jungle.
As the group saw the police, they tried to flee from there, but the team arrested three persons. The JPC members who have been arrested by police are Vijay Mehto, Naresh Kumar and Baleshwar Rana.
The SP further said that they have pasted the posters demanding levy so many times. They also fired on the plant at midnight of 23-24 March.
Police have claimed that the organisation of JPC is over in the area. They had only three members remaining, who were arrested by the police. The five members of the same organisation were arrested by the Barkagaon police and sent to jail.
