Police forces arrested one Santosh Kumar, an active member of Tritya Sammelan Prastuti Committee, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
Santosh has been booked under the charges of extorting the employees of Excel Venture Construction Pvt ltd working on the construction of culvert over Hundru falls and road in Nagrabeda, both under the jurisdiction of Sikdiri police station.
On orders of tracking Santosh by Ranchi SSP, Rural SP Rajkumar lakra formed a search team comprising police personnel and armed forces from 49th Battalion SSB.
“We nabbed Santosh from Farwa Dam near Hundru falls under Sikidiri police station. We were able to recover nine mobile phones out of 13 that he and his accomplices, Radhe Mahto and Bahadur Ganjhu, snatched from the accountant and workers at the culvert construction site. After looting them and beating the accountant, they demanded levy amounting to 25 lakh rupees,” informed the Rural SP.
This incident was reported in Sikidiri police station where Santosh and his accomplices were charged with allegations of attempt to murder, theft, voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, putting person in fear of injury, death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion and extortion by putting a person in fear of death or injury.
Two carbines, a country made handguns and cartridges used for the extortion were also seized from the arrested extremist.