Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered
Hazaribag police arrested five extremists from the jungle of Keredari block of the district on Thursday night. Police have recovered huge quantities of arms and ammunition from them.
Hazaribag Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chothey said in a press conference in his office on Friday that police headquarter had received the information that some of the members of JPC (Jharkhand Prastuti Committee) gathered in the Manautu-Laajidag jungle of Keredari police station area.
He further said that a team was formed in the joint officers and Jharkhand police officers. The team raided the jungle and arrested five extremists.
The arrested extremists are Harendra Ganjhu, Ishwar Dayal Mehto, Baleshwar Ram, Dashrath Ram and Ram Kumar Mehto. The arrested Harendra belongs to Chatra district and rest four are from Keradari villages.
The team has recovered three regular guns ( which were looted from the police), two country made pistols, three live cartridges, detonators, gelatin liquid, literature, receipts and other items.
The Hazaribag SP was himself monitoring the raids. The team consisted of CRPF officers Brijesh Kumar, Durgesh Kumar CCR Dy, SP Arif Ekram along with Keradari, Charhi and Korrha police stations in charge of Hazaribag police.