Ranchi: Jharkhand’s anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested one more person identified as Kamendra Singh from Dhanbad in connection to an alleged illegal arms supply to CPI (Maoists) and other banned criminal outfits in the country. Two days ago, it had arrested three persons including a CRPF constable on a similar crime.

Announcing the latest breakthrough, ATS in a communiqué said that Singh was arrested from the Chirkunda police station area in Dhanbad. Police also seized two country-made pistols, live cartridges (14) and magazines (three).

ATS sleuths informed that Singh’s name surfaced during the interrogation of three persons held two days ago post which raid teams were formed to trace and track him. “Pankaj Kumar Singh, who was part of the three criminals held before during the interrogation, had revealed that Kamendra and few of his accomplices were also part of their racket and were operating from Dhanbad. Kamendra is also a coal trader and was active in land related dealings,” said ATS officials, adding that they have sourced details about the deeper network of illegal arms racket after the fourth arrest and raids were on to nail them.

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Steel City: Two held for alleged snatching

Senior SP, M Tamil Vanan (far right) with the two arrested criminals behind at the police station in Bistupur on Thursday Animesh Sengupta

Jamshedpur: Police on Thursday arrested two men who had allegedly tried to loot Rs 8.5 lakh from a staff of Cash Management Service (CMS) company at Bistupur on November 15 evening.

Those arrested were identified as Rajeev Sharma (32) and Ram Sundar Sharma (28), both residents of Parsudih and Kadma respectively. Disclosing on the breakthrough, senior SP, M Tamil Vanan said that the police arrested the two following a statement made by a CMS official Jitendra Kumar Singh against two unidentified bike-borne criminals who had tried to loot Rs 8.5 lakhs from him.

"The two arrested persons had tried to snatch a bag that had Rs 8.5 lakh near the St Mary's Church on N Road in Bistupur at 5 pm on Monday. Having failed to snatch the bag due to the resistance put up by the victim, one of the two criminals opened fire at the victim. The shot had hit the victim's right leg, causing a minor injury, " said the senior police officer while addressing a press conference on Thursday.

Though the victim had sustained a superficial injury, he had gone to Tata Main Hospital for treatment, leading the police to come to know about the abortive bid of loot.

Vanan said Singh used to be associated with collection of cash from business establishments and get the money deposited with the company office at Ranikudar in Bistupur.

The senior SP said one of the accused, Rajeev who would work at a prominent courier company was known to the victim.

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Foundation Day of Apostolic Carmel in India commemorated

Teachers of the school on the foundation day Gautam Dey

Dhanbad: The foundation day of the Apostolic Carmel in India was celebrated today in Carmel School, Dhanbad with prayers service followed by a cultural programme by students in of Class VI and XII took in school auditorium.

The day began at the school auditorium in Jharudih with the lighting of the traditional lamp by Principal of School, Sister Maria Kirti which was followed by prayer service to invoke the blessings of the almighty which was followed by the prayer dance performed by the students of the school.

Sister Maria Kirti while addressing the gathering comprising of students, teachers and staff members said, “Carmel has always stilled in her children the values of service, sacrifice and prayer. Every Carmelite is an instrument to spread the mission and vision of Foundress Mother Veronica which has always been living for the poor and the neglected lot and empowering the women.”

November 19 is a special day for the sisters of the Apstolic Carmel Congregation as on this day in 1870, three sisters far away from France came to India and landed in Managalore to start and new institute, the third order regular, a branch of Carmelite family” further said Kirti.

“And thus we completed 150 years not only in India and Sri Lanka but also in Africa, Kuwait, Bahrain, Rome, France and Tanzania has become Carmel’s field,” said Kirti.

Praduman Choubey