In a major achievement for the district police and the security forces, two ultras of banned outfit People’s liberation Front of India (PlFI) were arrested from Tiali Sood village of West Singhbhum district, about 65 kms from here. The arrested were identified as Sonaram Sundi and Ramkamal Das.
Acting on a tip-off, the team from the district police and CRPF, raided one Ramkamal Das’s house and arrested Sundi. The forces recovered one rifle, five cartridges and one magazine. The operation was codenamed Karo 2.
Addressing the media, Superintendent of Police NK Singh said, “The police received secret information that some ultras of the banned outfit were hatching a plan. Acting on a tip-off we succeeded in raiding the house. It is a major achievement for the security forces engaged in the anti-Maoist operation here. After intelligence reports alerted us, we formed a team of district police and other security forces for this operation and successfully executed it”.
The SP informed that during interrogation the accused has confessed to his involvment in Naxal activities and on his revelation the forces also nabbed Ramkamal Das and recovered four rifles, five cartridges and literature related to PlFI.
The senior police official informed there were four other persons at the house but they managed to escape.
Meanwhile, the police have filed cases under 17 Criminal law (Amendment) Act and Indian Explosives (Amendment) Act against the Sundi .
The police and paramilitary forces have also beefed up frisking in the Naxal-infested areas of West Singhbhum district. Sources informed that the police are frisking commuters in the bordering areas. At some places common people are also being interrogated by the police and paramilitary force on suspicion. Forces have been deployed in strategic locations.
The district police have maintained that combing operation in the Maoist infested areas of the district will continue as usual and there is no let up whatsoever.
“Security has been beefed up in the area and they were keeping strict vigil on movement of the Naxalites. They are also keeping tabs on the camps being operated by ultras,” said another official.