A police team of Bokaro Thermal police station carried a massive raid at illegal coal dump yards near Jarandih railway siding and seized over 2.5 tonnes of illegally stem coal and arrested three persons here early on Thursday morning.
The recovered around 2.5 tonnes of coal stolen from wagons near Manjhi tola by a group of coal smugglers who belong to nearby villages Khetko, Silly Saram and Mayapur identified as Raj Kumar Yadav ,Budhan Manjhi and Muslim Ansari .
Officer-in charge Parmeshwar leyangi said that a raid was conducted on the directive of Superintendent of police Kartik S to check theft of illegal coal business including, buying and stoking in various part of Bermo sub division .
According to Bokaro police sources, the police team laid a trap at the Manjhi Tola after it got information that a group of coal smugglers who have stolen huge coal from railway wagon every day and stored near the Manjhi tola is being transported from here to other destination.