Four CPI (Maoist) cadres were arrested by Ranchi Police on Monday from Nilkocha jungles of Tamar while they were planning strike Maa Kalawati Builders after it refused to pay levy of `13 lakh to them. On a tip off received by Ranchi SSP Kuldeep Dwivedi about their whereabouts, a team was formed to arrest them which succeeded in arresting four persons. Huge cache of arms and ammunitions were also recovered from them.
Maa Kalawati Builders is currently involved in constructing Ulidih-Parasi Road under Tamar Police Station. A levy of `13 lakh was demanded from the construction company.
“Following a tip-off received by Ranchi SSP, three teams were formed headed by ASP (Operations) RC Mishra and Bundu SDPO KB Raman which raided Nilkocha jungles from three different sides. When the teams entered into jungles, some of suspected Maoists, equipped with traditional weapons, started running away after watching the police, but it succeeded in catching four of them,” said SP Rural Rajkumar lakra. The other two persons however, fled away taking advantage of the dense forests, he added.
The four persons arrested by the police have been identified as Shiv Shankar Mahto, Shyam Chandra Mahto, Umesh Mahto and Saurabh Mahto hailing from Chipibagdih village under Tamar Police Station. lakra said that Shiv Shankar Oraon Mahto and Shayam Chandra Mahto have already been arrested earlier in Naxal related case.
“The police team also recovered one loaded country made carbine, 3 loaded Country made pistols, one country made gun, one country made pistol, 4 detonators and around 80 cartridges of AK-47 along with khakhi uniform, cap and five copies of Naxal literature – ‘lal Chnigari’,” added the Rural SP.
In a separate catch, Ranchi Police also succeeded in arresting four hardcore criminals – Ramchandra Kumhar alias Chepta, Jitendra Oraon, Shiva Kumar and Rajkumar Nayak from Pahari Tola under Bariatu Police Station in Ranchi while they were planning to do some crime.
“On a tip-off, Ranchi SSP formed a team under Sadar DSP Vikas Chandra Srivastava which raided the two rooms constructed in the premises of a disputed land in Bargain Bharamtoli in Pahari Tola and arrested four persons. It also recovered arms and ammunitions from them. They were supposedly planning to do some crime when the police raided the premises,” said SP City Kishor Kaushal. One Country made Pistol and 10 bullets of 8 mm have also been recovered from them, he added.
The dispute over land was between Birendra Sahu and Captain Som Sharma but the land presently has been occupied by Sahu.
The team formed by SSP also comprised OC of Gonda Police Station Anil Kumar Dwivedi, OC of Bariatu Police Station DK Srivastava OC of Sadar Police Station Dayanand Kumar and other officers of district police said the SP.