Police interrogated the prime accused in connection with the attack on Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s convoy on the second day of his remand on Saturday. Bhairav Singh, a resident of Kishoreganj and the prime accused in the case, had surrendered before a Ranchi court on Thursday.
During the police interrogation, Singh said that attacking the Chief Minister's convoy was not his main plan. He also told the police that he had reached Kishoreganj Chowk to raise his voice in protest against the brutal killing of a woman under Ormanjhi Police Station in the State Capital. He was neither involved in sabotage and assault nor motivated anyone to sabotage and assault, Singh told the police.
An irate mob attacked a petrol escort vehicle of CM convoy at around 6.45 pm on January 4, at Kishoreganj Chowk in the State Capital. The protesters were shouting slogans against the failure of the police and the increasing incidents of crime against women.
After getting the information that people have gathered at the spot to protest, the security team of CM was alert and diverted the route of the CM returning home from the State Secretariat. He was taken home via Sevaa Sadan, Upper Bazaar route. This incident is being considered as a huge lapse in the CM security.
It may be mentioned here that Ranchi Police on Friday raised the reward amount to Rs five lakh for information regarding rape after brutal murder of a woman that took place under Ormanjhi Police Station few days ago. Police investigation is going on in the murder case.
Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Surendra Kumar Jha visited the spot to investigate the matter and conducted a search operation in adjoining area along with Special Investigating Team (SIT) constituted to investigate the case. Every single place in the vicinity was searched. In the forest, dozens of police personnel were deployed in the search of the woman's severed head.
SSP, Ranchi, Surendra Kumar Jha said that the police are continuously trying to solve the case. The amount of those giving information about criminals has also been increased. This amount has now increased to 5 lakhs. The name and address of those giving information will be kept confidential.
Till the filing of the report the police investigating the case have not got any success in arresting the culprits involved in the case.