Koderma police on Saturday claimed to have busted a gang of robbers with the arrest of six of its prime members including the kingpin. Police have also recovered three thousand rupees alongwith two mobile sets.
Naushad Alam, Assistant Superintendent of Police said in a press conference , “Manoj Ravidas was the kingpin and was released recently from jail. After the release, he executed the crime with his gang on 27th December, 2014.” The gang has robbed number of heavy vehicles (trucks) on Gajhandi Road and collected cash and mobile phones. The ASP said, “All the nabbed miscreants are residents of Telaiyabasti and identified as Manoj Ravidas, Prem Ram , PradeepYadav, Sudhir Das, Karu Birhor and Gajadhar Birhor. Manoj Yadav, a member of the gang is still absconding .
According to police, the criminals have spent the looted amount and police could recover only cash of three thousand rupees. After releasing from jail, Manoj Ravidas gathered his gang members and planned the robbery which they executed. A team was formed for the probe headed by ASP Alam and other members-KP Yadav Telaiya PS in-charge, ASI Vinod Kumar, Panther Binod, Vijay and Sunil.