A police team headed by officer-in charge of Bokaro thermal police ,Umesh Kumar Thakur on a day long conducted massive raids at Jarandih region of the same police station about 3 km from here and seized 70 tonnes of illegally mined coals, said police sources.
According to police sources, the patrolling party laid trap at Jarandih near Manjhitola and 10 no area,after it got information that illegal coal is being transported from Kathara CCL mines to other destination. As per information,when the local Bokaro Thermal police reached at Manjhitola on Wednesday and found,70 tonnes of stolen coal was dumped near by ground being stored by some locals was seized,Officer in-Charge Umesh Kumar Thakur. The Officer-in Charge said that the operation was conducted following the directive of Bokaro Superintendent of police P Murugan. Sources said coal is carted on local bicycle and begs and dumped near the Manjhitola and 10-no area near Jarandih from where it is transported to other destination. With the sudden raids panic seems to have spread among some of the illegal traders in the locality .
