Bermo police arrested one person suspected to be linked with illegal coal trade on Sunday.
“Four motorycles loaded with stolen coal were intercepted and one Taleshwar Thakur, who is suspected to be linked with the illegal coal trade was arrested on the basis of secret information,” said Prameshear Leyangi, the officer-in charge cum Inspector of Bokaro thermal police station.
A case was registered at Bokaro thermal police station regarding the issue. Of the four motorcycles seized, one was registered in Jharkhand and one in Maharashtra. Two other bikes did not have a number plate.
"We suspect that the motorbikes were coming from Nadidhar on the Bokaro thermal -Narki road. The coal was being taken to Visunugrah area of Hazaribagh,” Leyangi said.
Police sources informed that coal is brought from Nadidhar through various routes and is taken to Hazaribagh. Bokaro thermal police have been on high alert against coal smugglers lately, particularly along the inter-district border of Hazaribagh.
The arrest of a key member of the coal mafia at Armo led to the seizure of 10 quintal of coal sourced from Bokaro Thermal police station area.