Three people were arrested for allegedly being members of a gang of truck lifters who are active in different States, police said on Thursday. Koderma police team busted a gang involved in lifting loaded trucks in States like West Bengal,Orissa,Jharkhand and Bihar and arrested three persons. Although a truck, it’s driver and cleaner of the truck was hijacked around two months ago from the Koderma district . ASP Naushad Alam told to media in a press conference on Thursday that a truck with registration no. CG 04-8968 loaded with 613 pieces of ply wood costing about 15 lacs was hijacked on 25th of February, 2014.The truck was running from Koch Bihar to Chhattisgarh and became traceless from Koderma. Worried truck owner’s son Manoj Kumar of Samastipur(Bihar) registered a complaint at Koderma PS on 23 March.
According to police, the arrested trio has been identified as Pawan Kumar Singh allias Vijay S/O Jaypal singh, resident of PS Faridpur, Burdwan(WB), laxmikant Samanto, S/O late Renu Pado Samanto, a resident of Marcony Avenue Burdwan(WB) and Ramanad allias Mausa resident of city centre Burdwan(WB).The trio are being questioned for information of their accomplices, the officer added. Police said that Pitambar Reddy allias Gautam, the kingpin in the racket was also involved in different cases under Koderma and Telaiya police Station. He has been sent to jail for stealing a truck under the case no. 465/10 of Koderma PS. The gang used to steal heavy vehicles parked in various areas of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. In this connection, police have also recovered 346 pieces plywood from Chandidas market of Durgapur(West Bengal) from the shop of laxmikant Samanto and from shop in Nutandih in Faridpur PS burdawan. Police are also probing the role of Pradip Kumar,Rana Miyan of Bhagalpur (Bihar), Bobby allias Rakesh Thakur of Gopalganj(Bihar) and some locals also. ASP told that a members of the task force formed to investigate into the matter and was rewarded for the successful act. Koderma PS in-charge Shivnath Prasad, Sub Inspector lalbihari Singh was there at the press conference.