The joint team of West Singhbhum district police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested a hardcore Maoist ultra, wanted in several criminal cases, Pradhan Hembram alias Dondo from lobomeda under Jagannathpur Police Station of West Singhbhum district on Thursday night.
Acting on a tip off, the team conducted a raid and nabbed the dreaded criminal. A pistol and two live cartridges, three cell phones and a Maoist diary have been recovered from the ultra. Police officials said that the arrested ultras belong to the Motilal Soren CPI (Maoist) squad.
Superintendent of Police NK Singh said, on the basis of the leads provided by the arrested Naxal, joint team of police and paramilitary forces are raiding at different places in West Singhbhum to nab other Maoists too. “We cannot reveal much due to security purpose. We are grilling him and are hopeful to come up with more links of the Maoist,” he noted.
The SP said that the police have intensified the efforts for strengthening security
arrangements especially on the routes used by Maoists to enter the Naxal infested areas.
“We have asked security forces to conduct long-range patrolling in the areas of Chaibasa and Jagannathpur,” said SSP.