In a major breakthrough, the Giridih police claimed to have busted a notorious criminal involved in at least dozen cases of dacoities, murder and burglary. The arrested gang leader, identified as Mahindra Mallah was wanted by Giridih police in several cases of road robbery, looting and murder.
The operation carried out on Friday afternoon was led by Muffasil police in-charge Ajay Kumar Sahu and others police forces. Acting on a tip-off furnished by anonymous person, an armed team of Muffasil police station encircled near Paparwatard on Giridih-Dumari road of Giridih district and caught the robber off guard. The operation stayed bloodless and noiseless, as there was no exchange of fire from the other side that offered no resistance owing to his defenseless position, credible police sources informed.
Giving more details sources pointed out that the robber Mahindra Mallah was wanted by many police station of the Giridih district. The criminal Mahindra Mallah was wanted by the Pirtard police station in two cases 23/02, 32/02 of road robbery.
The Pirtard police was on a look out for the gang leader Mahindra Mallah in connection with murder of one Nago Mallah of Bonsingha village, a case has been registered with the same police station in 2014.
The interrogation of the arrested criminal will defiantly help police nab other members of the gang also, the superintendent of police, Giridih Kuldip Deiwedi.