In a major breakthrough, Garhwa police arrested a top Maoist on Wednesday, who had a reward of Rs3 lakh on him. According to Garhwa SP Sudhir Kumar Jha, the arrested Jeetendra Korwa was an old cadre of CPI(Maoist) in the district.
He was working as area commander in Ranka, Chiniya, Dandai, Meral,etc area. He was involved in 64 criminal activities including the killing of police after blowing police vehicles, encounters with the police, murder arms loot etc. He was the terror of several district of the Jharkhand. Besides Garhwa district he was also active in Palamu,Gumla,latehar,lohardaga and Chhatisgarh State.
The SP said that the arrested area commander a resident of Bhauri village tola Tisiya under Ranka police station abut 27 km from here, had joined the outfit in 1993. After joining ultra out fit he was sent to the training and former Palamu MP Kameshwer Baitha was also with him in training. SP informed that Jeetendra had left the organisation in 2013. From that time Garhwa police wanted to contact him to bring him into mainstream but he could not decide to come back.
Acting on a tip off CRPF and District Police team headed by Ranka O/C Vinoy Mandal raided a house of Kameshwer Karwa at Bhauri village where Jeetendra was staying. Police also recovered a country made revolver from him.
SP informed that after arresting of Jeetendra only one Maoist Bharat Singh Kharwar is save in the district. If police able to arrest Bharat CPI(M) organisation would be ended in the district. Police send him to judicial custody.
Meanwhile, public of Garhwa town caught one criminal and handed over to Garhwa police at Indira Gandhi Road f the town on Wednesday. Garhwa SP Sudhir Kumar Jha said two bikers member of notorious Vikas Dubey gang reached at Maha laxami Dresses to extort money of Rs. 100000/ in the name of Amit Dubey. Amit is presently lodged in Garhwa jail.
They also made contact to Amit Dubey on mobile to the proprietor of the shop. The proprietor buzzed alarm and a mob of peoples caught him while another criminal Balmikund Dubey has managed to escaped. later people handed over him to police. Police recovered a country made pistol from him. SP said that they had also demanded extortion money of Rs. 5 lakh to the proprietor of Kanahiya Vastralaya on same day.