On Sunday morning the news of clash between TPC men in the Hendegir Bucchadih forest area last late night, spread like wildfire in the entire district.
According to local villagers, six members of banned ultra group TPC lost their lives in this exchange of fire between two groups of its members. Two others received severe injuries.
Among the six dead three have been identified as Sagar, Manish and Johnson. All the three were zonal commanders of the TPC.
After getting the information, teams of Hazaribagh police rushed to the spot to investigate the incident. SP Hazaribagh Anup Birthare said, “I have visited the spot where the clash took place. On that spot there was lot of bloodshed and parts of human body, but there was no dead body recovered from there .”
However, he added that some villagers have confirmed the incident. According to villagers last night at about 2 pm they heard the sound of firing coming from the forest area and then they saw some men carrying dead bodies early in the morning.
The villagers of Keredari block informed to The Pioneer that as per their information it all happened due to sharing of levy amount. The TPC men opened fire on each other in which six ultras including three zonal commanders lost their lives.
According to villagers two ultras were badly injured and as per their information their fellows have carried them towards Ranchi.
SP Birthare further said, “We are trying to know the name and address of dead persons and after that further inquiry will take place. We are also trying to know that which doctor of the area is helping them in the treatment of the injured members of the outfit. After the confirmation the police will lodge a case.”