Attack on NTPC officials: Probe launched

RANCHI: Khunti police has started investigations into the attack on NTPC officials at an under construction power sub station in Raniya village on Thursday.
Sources said the attack was made for extortion. The area is a PLFI zone and local criminals were behind the incident. tnn
"A team of Khunti police recorded the statements of NTPC officials - Ravi Bhushan Singh, Nilesh Chaudhary, Aditya Kumar and Ratan Lal in Ranchi," said Khunti SP M Tamil Vanam.An FIR was lodged in this connection with Raniya police station.
Ravi Bhushan Singh had sustained serious injuries in the attack. Singh is under treatment while all others have been discharged. The officials have told police that the criminals had also opened fire in the air.
Vanam said that police vigil in the area was intensified following the incident.