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Latehar Police arrest six extremists

PNS

In order to make Jharkhand Naxal-free, the police are continuously running a search operation against the Naxalites. In this episode, Latehar police have a big success against Naxalites. Police have arrested six TSPC militants with weapons near Donki-Hesatu-Barwahi Teen Muhan of Herhanj police station area.

Police also recovered a .315 bore loaded country made bolt rifle, 1 iron loaded country katta, 6 live cartridges, 4 mobile phones and 1 motorcycle. All of them were trying to execute some big incident. Among the arrested militants, Mukesh Yadav, age 20 years of Panki village, Mukesh Yadav age 20 years from Tilangi village of Palamu, Awadhesh Yadav age 23 years from Cheri village of Palamu, Prabhat Kumar Yadav alias Afzal alias Abhishek. age 22 years from Bidra village of Palamu, Bhim Paswan age 26 years from Manika village and Nandu Sharma age 28 years from Manika village.

Latehar SP, Anjani Anjan said in a press conference that secret information was received on Sunday, May 28 at around 9:30. In which it was said that 5-6 number of extremists from TSPC have gathered at the said place to execute a major incident near Donki-Hesatu-Barwahi road, he added.

“A raid team was formed on the basis of information. After which Team laid siege to the said place and nabbed the six people present there. At the same time, in the interrogation of the police, they have described themselves as members of the banned extremist organization TSPC. Police sub-inspector cum Herhanj police station in-charge Shubham Kumar Gupta, Barwadih police station in-charge Srinivas Singh, Manika police station's seniors Gautam Kumar and Mithilesh Kumar and Barvaiya police picket's Saini Devchand Hansda and Barvaiya set 207's armed personnel were involved in the raid,” said Anjan.

The SP said that all the arrested militants had a criminal history. A total of six criminal cases are registered against Prabhat Kumar Yadav. “Whereas Mukesh Yadav has 1 criminal case, Awadhesh Yadav 2, Bhim Paswan 2, Nandu Sharma 1 and Mukesh Yadav 2,” he added.

SDPO, Santosh Kumar Mishra and Latehar Zone Police Inspector Chandrashekhar Chaudhary were mainly involved during the press conference.