Continuing its anti-coal smuggling drive on Wednesday morning, police seized eight motorbikes loaded with 150 bags of illegal coal and arrested six persons involved in the illegal trade under Dewari police station here, said Circle Inspector P. Leyangi. The coal weighs 2 tonne and is worth more than Rs 50,000.
The CI said the motorbikes ferrying illegal coal were intercepted at Ramusharan village area on Mandra road. The coal was loaded on the bikes from abandoned mines in Baniadih and was being transported to other destination. Some coal smugglers managed to escape, police said.
Giridih SP, S K jha said that he instructed all police stations to stop illegal mining and transportation in the district.
Economic crime will not be tolerated in the area, said Jha. Dewari, Officer-in charge Anup Rauson Bhengra said that they can conduct raids at the spot where coal is excavated in Dewari block. But it is instruction of higher officials to concentrate on curbing illegal coal transportation first. Though the entire Dewari block area is Maoist zone covered with thick forest, it will be difficult and risky for police but we are always ready to face and fight it.
