Three held for NH-75 robbery attempt

LOHARDAGA: A team of policemen headed by Kuru PS officer-in-charge Patras Nag nabbed three out of the five armed road robbers who planned robbery on Sunday night at NH-75 on Ranchi-Daltonganj Road near Tiko Kumba Toli. Two managed to escape. A country made gun was seized from their possession.
DSP (headquarters) A K Jha in a press conference on Monday said Praveen Lakra alias Dhelva of Pachamba, Chandwa in Latehar, Sindhu Nayak of Tiko Kumba Toli and Sabu Sain of Masjid More, Kuru were nabbed along with a country made gun while two of their companions Soma Oraon of Pachamba and Mujibul Ansari of Sarna Toli, Chiri, Kuru escaped.
"Patras Nag had fired at the same group of criminals on July 12 but they escaped. This was when they were trying to loot vehicles on the NH near Keredari More. Police had registered a case against them under various sections of IPC and Arms Act. It is a big achievement for the police and will give some assurance to the passengers traversing NH-75," Jha said.