A joint operation (Jhumra) conducted by Hazaribagh and Bokaro police on Thursday arrested three hardcore Naxal liaisoners. They are very active members of the outlawed organisation in the area, police said.
SP Manoj Kaushik, who himself is interrogating those arrested link men of MCC, said they have given valuable information which can prove crucial in the success of operation Jhumra.
The joint operation was started two days ago after getting information that few members of the group were gathering in the Jhumra hill region at the border of both districts. DSP Satish Chandra Jha, an expert of jungle warfare is leading the Hazaribagh team.
On Wednesday, after tracing some mobile calls of that area Hazaribagh Police team first arrested William Hansda and Siril Hansda from Parsatari village of Vishnugarh block of Hazaribagh district and Dilip Hansda from Kendua village of Navadih block of Bokaro district. Police sources said they have arrested one more person from Pasai village of Hazaribagh on Thursday noon.
Meanwhile, SP Manoj Kaushik has confirmed about the new development and disclosed that important information’s have been gathered from interrogation of the accused. However, the police officer was refused to divulge details about the ongoing operation.
Another police sources informed that they were very important persons as they always remains in contact with the higher ranked of Maoist of different zones. They are actually inter-state level liaisoners not inter-district level, informed a police officer.
The officer further said that the details of their phone calls and messages in their
mobiles are clearly indicating that three are the confident individuals of the Maoists. He further said their actual work was to keep eyes on police movement, exchange of messages from one zone to another, giving information about safe routes and making strategies.
The police sources have informed police are mulling to change strategy of joint action and are expecting a big success this time in operation Jhumra.