Radha Kumari, in-charge of the police station Gorhar showed exemplary courage while nabbing three bank robbers, who looted Rs 7.25 lakh from UCO Bank in Sariya of Giridih district.
Hazaribagh SP Manoj Ratan Chouthe said in a press conference on Tuesday that it was informed by Giridih SP Amit Renu that after carrying out the robbery incident in UCO Bank under Sariya police station of Giridih district, the criminals were carrying a red coloured Apache motorcycle and another Apache motorcycle.
Taking GT Road, they were running towards Barhi and Bagodar police station in-charge is also chasing the criminals.
As soon as the information of the incident was received, the Hazaribagh Police was instructed to set up a checking between NH 2 Barkatha and Gorhar police station.
On information, Radha Kumari, in-charge of the police station Gorhar and Ravindra Prasad and all of the Rajmani Singh with armed forces started a search operation near Gorhar police station.
Meanwhile, at around six o’clock, three people on a red coloured Apache motorcycle came from Bagodar side, in which the person sitting in the middle was holding a black bag in his hand.
The police signalled the bike rider to stop, but an attempt was made to run away by pushing the barricading with a speeding motorcycle.
During the escape, a pistol was pointed at Radha Kumari by the criminals and an attempt was made to fire. But the criminals were caught with the bravery of Radha Kumari.
The criminals have been identified as Vikas Singh (25) Gandey, Sunil Kumar (28) from Bihar, Mrigendra Paswan (29) from Bihar. Police have recovered Rs 4,00,540, two pistols, and a sharp weapon from the arrested criminals.
Notably, six armed criminals wearing masks carried out a robbery incident on Monday afternoon at the UCO Bank branch located in Keswari of Sariya police station area under Giridih district. The criminals robbed Rs 7.5 lakh kept in the counter and iron chest of UCO Bank and fled. Later three of them were caught by police with Rs 4 lakh cash.