Ranchi police book bandh supporters

RANCHI: District police on Thursday lodged around half-a-dozen FIRs against agitators who had resorted to violence to enforce Jharkhand bandh on Wednesday. The Jharkhand Dishom Party supported by tribal outfits and other political parties had called the bandh to protest against the state government's "forceful acquisition" agricultural land in Nagri locality of Ranchi.
SSP Saket Kumar Singh said police would use photographs of the bandh enforcers published in newspapers to identify them and take legal action against them for resorting to violence and vandalism. tnn
The bandh enforcers had indulged in mass violence, damaged several vehicles and injured several people.
Five arrested in dacoity case: The district police on Thursday solved the dacoity case at a beverage unit in city last month. Five persons -- Afroz Ansari, Mohd Omar Khan, Asfaq Ansari, Rohit Lakra, and Tanvir Alam-- were arrested in this connection. A sum of Rs 9.5 lakh was looted in the incident. Police recovered Rs 45,000 along with one country made pistol, two live bullets and six mobile phones. Staff of the company had masterminded the loot, police said.