Chaibasa: In a major success for the police nine ultras belonging to the proscribed CPI Maoists have been nabbed with arms from West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
Briefing the press on Saturday Chaibasa SP Ajay Linda in a joint operation conducted by the district police, Jharkhand Jaguar and CRPF 60th battalion these Maoists have been nabbed. The arrested have been identified as Pradhan Kodha, Pusa Lugnu, Kujri Kerai, Sriram Tubid, Shailendra Bahanda, Mangal Singh Lugnu, Mangal Singh Diggi, Rangiya Lugnu and Sunia Surin have been nabbed. From the arrested three carbines, 42 cartridges, a Maoist banners, four pieces of cloth banners, motorcycles and a mobile phone have been recovered.
The SP said that these Maoists were involved in killing two bodyguards of former MLA Gurucharan Nayak during a sports programmes organised at Jhilrauwa High School on January 4. Further, the arrested were also involved in killing a Munshi and setting a JCB machine on fire. The SP said that the Maoists had conducted two meetings on December 27, 2021, and January 2, 2022 at Ruwahatu village where the entire incident was planned out.