By IANS
Ranchi : A gangster wanted in more than two dozen cases of murder and extortion was arrested Monday with four associates near here, police said.
Bimal Oraon and others were arrested from the Karra jungle in Ranchi district, 70 km from here. One 9 mm pistol, two country made pistols and Rs. 50,000 in cash were recovered from them.
Oraon was involved in many cases of extortion and murder in the Ranchi and Gumla districts of the state.
"This is a big success for police to arrest Bimal and his close associates. We hope crimes like extortion and murder will now come down in the state," M.S. Bhatia, Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi told reporters.
Police got a tip off from a person who had got an extortion demand from Oraon. When he and his associates went to collect the money in Karra jungle, they were arrested.
Bimal, a tribal was allegedly getting support from the people of his community to fight two other groups led by Jaynath Sahu and Dinesh Gope. Their conflicts claimed more than 100 lives in one year.
Police have stepped up efforts to arrest Sahu and Gope.