Conducting raids on the bank of Damodar river near Boria Basti, Board Thermal Police busted an illegal coal business and recovered 100 tonnes of illegal coal stocked near Boria Basti in its under Bokaro Thermal Police Station.
Meanwhile, the police have also recovered one motorcycle loaded with one quintal of coal during the raids at different place in Bermo sub-division and arrested one person identified as Jainul Ansari.
Bokaro Thermal Police launched an anti-coal smuggling drive to nab coal smugglers and to curb illegal mining and transportation in its jurisdiction.
Bokaro SP Jitendra Kumar Singh said on a tip of, a police team was constituted under the leadership of Bokaro Thermal PS In-charge laxamikant who raided the place and busted the illegal coal stocked at Boria Basti village, where the coal smugglers stocked the coal mines of the area here.
An FIR has been lodged in this connection. Raids are being conducted to nab its owner under the directive of superintendent of police –said officer –in charge laxami Kant.
However, few days back the Bokaro Thermal recovered several hundred tones of coals and vehicles in which they were transported following raids at Armo village area under the same police station.