Ranchi police on Tuesday arrested five members including head of notorious ‘Butru gang’ from different hideouts in Tatisliwai and Jagannathpur in the district.
The gang was allegedly involved in the murder of a businessman, Deen Dayal Saw at Hatia. On Monday Ranchi police received information about visit of gang’s head Naresh Singh alias Butru to Tonko village. Based on the input police raided the village and arrested Butru.
Four other persons were arrested after an interrogation with the head of the gang.
“During the course of interrogation he disclosed location of other gang members and based on that information we arrested others,” said Ranchi SSP Prabhat Kumar.
Other members of the gang who were arrested include Sunil Tirkey, Sumit Minz, Baha Kacchap and Karfu lohra. Police recovered three country made pistols, magazines, six mobiles and two Pulsor motorcycle during raid.
The team of police personnel was led by Hatia DSP Nisha Murmu, in-charge of Jagannathpur PS and other police personnel.
The gang had killed Hatia based businessman Saw on June 24 and members had confessed to the crime. Members of the gang are named in many cases registered with Doranda, Jagannathpur and Tatisilwai.”All the five accused confessed that they had killed Saw because of personal rivalry,” added the SSP.