After the successful encounter in which two CPI Maoists were gunned down and one woman ultra lal Muni was nabbed on Saturday in latehar the latehar District police busted a newly sprung group of criminals who were to form outfit TPC 1.
According to SP latehar Ajay linda, the father of one killed Maoist had identified his deceased son as Balkeshwar Oraon. Oraon hailed from village Putrar of Kisku police station in lohardaga district. The second Maoist too now stands identified as Sikandar Yadav of Panki police station in Palamu. lal Muni the injured and is now under going treatment in sadar hospital Ranchi of Gumla.
The SP said the Balumath Police has arrested 5 people from NH-99 between Chandwa and Chatra and added that the police have seized two country made pistol. The officer in charge of the Balumath police station Ajay Tiwary said this is the practice of illicit arms manufacturer to punch any name like USA, Chinese etc on their illicit goods.
Among the other recoveries are one bike, six cell phones with SIM cards and 13 cartridges. linda named the five as Rajinder Yadav, Anil Yadav, Rajesh Yadav, Mantu Bhuiyan and Nasim alias Guddu Khan Anil and Mantu. About Guddu Khan linda said, "He is a history sheeter and a jail bird. Only recently he was out of jail.
And now with these four he wanted to float TPC 1 with the sole aim of taking extortion and levy." Those were on the way to Chandwa to create terror but the alert Balumath police station got them with illicit arms and ammunition.
latehar is one such district where new groups with bizarre names do spring up like the Cobra gang which was smashed before it could take off even.