Palamu police crushed a new ‘naxal’ outfit TPC 2. It was of 12 to 13 people having dubious past and role in the society, said police. This new born outfit had three olive green battle fatigue, which was worn by its members in turn in order to create an impression that they were of extremist outfit.
A press release issued from SP Palamu read that this outfit tried to extort money from the contractor of the government polytechnic college under construction on State highway in lesliganj police station’s Basoura village.
Officer in charge of lesliganj police station Rana Jung Bahadur Singh said this outfit on October 14 reached this construction site , assaulted a few workers there and looted one cell phone of the worker giving order to ask the contractor to speak to this outfit.
OC Singh said here the outfit erred great and it helped us most . Calls were made from the same looted cell phone . Police put that cell phone number and other details on its Technical Cell and finally succeeded in intercepting their conversation.
Police got the location of the tower of the cell phone and then picked up first Dharmender Singh who spilled all the beans and on his confession two others Jubair Alam and Chattu Bhuiyan too were nabbed. These three were sent to central jail late in the evening of Saturday October 22. A criminal case under various sections of IPC, ClA Act and Arms Act has been slapped against the three.
Police seized the three olive green uniform too along with a few cartridges.
Sources said as the big CPI Maoist is soon becoming a referential extremism in Palamu smaller groups or new born outfits like this TPC 2 are trying to call shots with all like battle green uniform, country made weapon, cartridge, fearsome name etc.
Sources said construction work on this polytechnic college is with gap for which OC Singh said as it is time for Chhath festival labour are not reporting. Police officer denied any fear of this outfit at this site for construction work not going on regularly.
The mastermind of this outfit is stated to be Sanjay Bhuiyan who is at large.
Sources said CPI Maoists have become so weak here in Palamu that it is not even in any position to contain or curb such outfits as some 10 or 15 years back Maoists used to publicly punish such people who used to masquerade as naxal here in this district.
Any government construction barring Rs 12,000 worth shouchalaya in Palamu is taxed by the splinter group of naxals said a source close to JJMP another splinter outfit of extremists.