Summary:
Ranchi, Jan 12 (PTI) The Jharkhand Police on Wednesday dealt a body blow to the PLFI with the arrest of three close aides of the outfit’s supremo Dinesh Gope from Buxar in Bihar, an official release here said.
A huge quantity of ammunition, Rs 12.21 lakh in cash, ATM cards and pictures of sophisticated weapons were seized from their possession, indicating that they have connections with arms" supplier gangs, the release said.
Three insurgents of the outfit -- Nivesh Kumar (32), Subham Poddar (20) and Dhruv Kumar Singh (32) -- were arrested in a joint operation by the Jharkhand and Bihar Police on Tuesday.
Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Surendra Kumar said the three are close associates of Gope, and their arrest was a major achievement for the force.
Giving details of the operation, the release said Amir Chand, an accomplice of the three, was nabbed during a raid near Dhurwa dam on January 6, and sleeping bags, portable tents, PLFI pamphlets and cash of Rs 3.5 lakh were recovered from him.
Two SUVs belonging to the insurgents were also seized.