The CID team headed by SP S Tamil Vanan on Monday hinted at some more arrests in the case in which ex-Minister Yogendra Sao is an accused and is in jail since October 8. Replying to the questions of media persons he accepted that in the statement of Yogendra’s brother Dheerendra Sao some new names have come to light.
The CID team had taken Dheerendra Sao on remand on Friday and next day produced him before the court saying that the interrogation was complete. The team had submitted the statement of Dheerendra Sao under section 161 of CrPC which was in five pages.
Sources said that during interrogation Dheerendra Sao had revealed the names of at least 8 new persons who were involved in the activities of Jharkhand Tiger Force and Jharkhand Bachao Aandolan. According to sources out of them six are residents of Barkagaon block while two belong to Giddi block of Ramgarh district.
It was expected on Monday that the CID team would give a petition in SDJM court praying remand of Ex-Minister Sao but it didn’t happen. Sources revealed that the CID was preparing to conduct NARCO test of Yogendra Sao and some other accused of this case. Howevr, Tamil Vanan said there was no need of NARCO test of Yogendra Sao at this stage.
On the other hand it is also in talks that the CID team will soon lodge some more cases against MlA Yogendra Sao on the basis of their investigation so far. During investigation the CID team has found that the hard coke factory and a furnace brick factory were running without valid papers, there was no record of labourers working there. Mining was going on at another place while the lease was of other place and there was no paper of electricity connection to these factories.
Meanwhile Yogendra Sao’s wife Nirmala Devi and his family members has postponed their fast unto death program in front of CM residence after getting assurance from CM Hemant Soren who was in Urimari last Saturday. Nirmala Devi and son Sumit Kumar are planning to go to Delhi to meet Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi.