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Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
Police nab JJMP rebel with arms and ammunition in Gumla
Gumla: A Jharkhand Jan Multi Parishad (JJMP) rebel, carrying Rs 5 lakh reward, was nabbed by joint forces of district police and Jharkhand Jaguar from a forest near Ghaghra village within the limits of Bishunpur police station in Gumla on Tuesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The forces seized a 303 rifle, 200 rounds of bullets, 150 live cartridges of 7.62 mm, and other articles, including three mobile phones and a rucksack, from his possession. Gumla SP Haris Bin Zaman said, "Following a specific input about the movement of JJMP extremists led by its chief, Ravidra Yadav, a joint team of the district police and Jaguar Assault Group (AG) 39, led by Gumla SDPO Suresh Prasad, was formed to conduct a raid in the area. Forces saw some armed men sitting in a nearby forest. Seeing the forces zeroing in, they started fleeing, but one of them was caught." The nabbed ultra was identified as Firoj Ansari (35), a resident of Rubed village in Jobang police station of Lohardaga district. He carried reward of Rs 5 lakh over his head. The joint team seized a 303 rifle and its 200 bullets, along with bullets of a different bore, from him. The SP said, "Ansari has 11 criminal cases against him with Jobang and Senha police stations in Lohardaga, Latehar police station, and Kurumgarh and Chainpur police stations of Gumla district."
New Indian Express
17 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Maoist carrying bounty of Rs 5 lakh arrested in Jharkhand's Gumla
GUMLA: A Maoist, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was arrested in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said on Tuesday. Identified as Firoz Ansari, he was a sub-zonal commander of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of CPI (Maoist), police added. Gumla SP Haris Bin Zaman said a rifle, around 350 live cartridges, three smartphones and a bag were recovered from his possession. "We received specific intelligence that JJMP chief Ravindra Yadav was moving with his squad in the forests of Ghaghra village under Bihsunpur police station limits. Based on this, a team was formed and dispatched to the area," he said. Upon seeing the security forces, the JJMP members attempted to flee. "One person was caught while trying to escape. During interrogation, he identified himself as Firoz Ansari, sub-zonal commander of JJMP," the SP added. Ansari was wanted in 11 criminal cases lodged across multiple districts, including Latehar, Lohardaga, and Gumla, police said.
