Police team headed by SDPO Bermo Raj Kumar Mehta on Tuesday conducted massive raids at Charkapani area near Karo mines region of Gandhi Nagar police station, about 35 km from the Bokaro and seized 200 tonnes of illegal mined coal, said SP Bokaro YS Ramesh over telephone on Tuesday.
It has been one of the biggest ever seizure of illegal coal made by the Bermo police following direct orders from the SP, Bokaro. A police team led by himself SDPO, Bermo Rajkumar Mehta along with officer-in charge Gandhinagar police station Rana Maharana Pratap Singh, O/C Painnk police station, Rupesh Kumar Dubey raided illegally run coal depot at Karipani area here on Tuesday. The illegal coal dump was functioning following the dumping of illegally mined coal and was being run by local coal smugglers.
According to police sources, when the police reached at the Karipani area, however police could recover about 200 tonnes of illegal coal. Police also recovered one motorcycle and one Tulu motor pump from the spot. Police have registered a case of illegal mining against unknown accused. SDPO Raj Kumar Mehta said it was suspected that coal smugglers had already got the wind of the of the Tuesday morning raid as the CharKapani to Maoists infested block of Nawadih was strewn with nails.