PLFI regional commander with Rs 15L bounty killed in Gumla
Martin Karkett, a native of Redwa village, used to lead the banned outfit after the arrest of its supremo, Dinesh Gope, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Nepal in 2023. He was associated with Gope since the outfit was formed in 2003 as the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT). The organisation was renamed as PLFI, a splinter group of Maoist, in 2007 with Gope as its self-styled chief, police added.
Gumla SP Haris Bin Zaman said, "Acting on inputs about the presence of Karkett and his squad in the area, multiple teams of district police, led by Basia SDPO Nazir Akhtar, were formed to cordone off the area.
The extremists got trapped and opened fire on the police. Police retaliated, killing Kerketta. A 5.76 mm pistol was found near the body during the search operation.
The main team was under the command of officer in-charge of the Kamdara police station, Shashi Prakash. The operation is under way in the area, SP Zaman added.
Karkett had 72 cases against him in Gumla, Ranchi, Simdega, Khunti , Hazaribag, and Chatra districts. Of the total cases, 27 are criminal cases, including 17 under the CLA Act, the Arms Act, and explosives, in Gumla, 17 in Khunti, 11 in Ranchi. He unleashed terror especially during PLFI's heydays from 2004, first in Kamdara, Basia, Sisai,Gumla , Ghaghra and Raidih police station areas in Gumla. Later as the PLFI expanded its footprints across districts, his terror too increased, police added.
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