The Gumla police have arrested the zonal commander of the banned People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Vishram Kongadi alias Mota alias Sukra, along with three other alleged members of the outfit during a raid in Bongda village under Kamdara police station limits.
The arrests were made following a tip-off on October 22 that the zonal commander and his associates were moving around the area, allegedly planning to carry out a major criminal offence. Acting on the information, a special team was formed under Basia SDPO Shiv Shankar Marandi on the instructions of Gumla SP.
Police said the arrested men have criminal histories in Gumla, Simdega, Khunti and other districts. Arms, ammunition, mobile phones and other incriminating materials were recovered during the operation.
Those arrested have been identified as Vishram Kongadi (28), a resident of Khunti district; Amar Surin (34) and Etwa Kongadi alias Etwa Master (38), both residents of Gumla district; and Arpit Topno alias Benda (22), a resident of West Singhbhum district.
The police seized six pamphlets of the banned PLFI outfit, one country-made pistol, two pistol magazines, one country-made gun, one country-made katta, seven live cartridges of different calibres, one empty cartridge case and four mobile phones.
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