Jamshedpur, Feb 12: In a major breakthrough, police nabbed four CPI-Maoist ultras, who hailed from dreaded Maharaj Pramanik squad from Sarmali village under Seraikela Kharsawan district. A total of 200 rounds of ammunition (100 rounds of 7.65 mm and 100 round of 0.315 mm) were seized apart from some Naxal literature.
Those arrested include Sagar Mahto, Jagdish Mahato, Abhishek Kumar Sinha and Gunlal Mahato. Sagar Mahto is a resident of Bandhgaon under Kharsawan police station area and special associate of Maharaj Pramanik. Jagdish Mahto is a resident of Sini Tola Palasdih in Sini area. Abhishek Kumar Sinha hails from Harharguttu, Jamshedpur and illegally supplies ammunition. He is originally a resident of Bariarpur in Munger district of Bihar. Gunlal Mahato is a resident of Serengada in Kuchai police station area.
Revealing about the breakthrough, Seraikela-Kharsawan superintendent of police, Karthik S, said: � We received information that Maharaj Pramanik is trying to get ammunitions and weapons apart from explosives and cylinders to inflict damage on security forces. Once specific input was received, a special team was constituted which arrested four people red handed while exchanging ammunitions. The arrested people includes one arms supplier, one middleman and two over ground workers ( OGW). We will grill them to get more information.�
Meanwhile, the police and paramilitary forces have started frisking commuters in the bordering areas. At some places common people are also being interrogated by police and paramilitary force on suspicion. Forces have been deployed in strategic locations.
Police said that the security has been beefed up in the area and they were keeping strict vigil on movement of the Naxlites. �There has been a substantial increase in Maoist activities in this. We are not much concerned about small acts of violence because these activities can be controlled by us, but the bigger attacks are worrisome,� said a security official.
Sources informed that the police have decided to ensure strict vigil and deploy additional security forces in the fringe areas. �Security has been beefed up in the area and they were keeping strict vigil on movement of the Naxalites. The plan is to keep a tab on the camps being operated by ultras,� said another official.
