The mastermind of Mangalam jewellers loot case Surendra Oraon ‘Takla’, son of laldev Oraon of Tetar Toli Senha was arrested on Friday said SP Kathik S in Press conference here.
“On June 21, some criminals had looted Mangalam Jewellers and decamped with 100 grams of gold, 4 kg silver and 1.25 lakh in cash. Surendra Oraon has a criminal background. He is facing one case in Senha Thana, three cases in Kisko Thana, one case in Kuru Thana and also the arms and loot cases in Mandar, Namkum and Argora Thana,” said the SP.
Police have recovered a double SIM mobile phone, two extra SIM cards and a voter ID from Oraon's possession. A total of six criminals were involved in the loot. Police has already arrested two culprits Bablu Bhagat and Sanjay Bhagat.
On getting the information that Surendra Oraon was at village, police set up a team included DSP Ashish Kumar Mahli, Sadar thana-in-charge Sudhir Kumar Sahu, Jai Prakash and other policemen and arrested him, said the SP.
The arrested mastermind was produced before the media. SDPO Ram Sarek Ray, DSP Ashish Mahli, thana-in-charge Sudhir Sahu and Jai Prakash were also present at the Press meet.