Hazaribagh police have arrested two hardcore extremists belonging to two different banned outfits in separate operations in the Barkagaon and Urimari PS areas of the district. Police have also recovered arms and ammunition from them.
SP, Hazaribagh, Anoop Birthare, shared this information in a press conference held in his office chamber on Wednesday. He said that in a special search operation in Urimari area of Barkagaon block of the district police have arrested a member of TPC (Tritiya Prastuti Committee) Vijay Karmali, a resident of Sehada village of Barkagaon block of Hazaribagh district. At present he is working with JJMP (Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad), also a banned organisation.
Birthare said that Vijay is the main accused of the murder of lal Bahadur Sao of lurung village which took place on March, 16, 2017. The SP said that he is the named accused in five different cases lodged in the police stations of Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts.
In another special search operation the police team arrested member of NSPM (New Sashtra Peoples Morcha) Manoj Bhokta, a resident of Jori village of Chatra district, his two associates escaped from the site. Manoj is the main accused of four different cases lodged in the police stations of Chatra and Hazaribagh district. Police have recovered two country made pistols, five live cartridges, one bike, four mobiles and seven SIMs from him.
Birthare said that during interrogation Manoj has disclosed many important information regarding his organisation which will be helpful for us in the coming operations. Both the arrested hardcore were sent to JP central jail under judicial custody on Wednesday.