Chatra: Seven men, including two who had pelted stones at police during a Holi event at Dutmi village under the Hunterganj police station, were arrest.
A joint team of the Huntergunj police and the forest department destroyed poppy crop on three-and-half acres of forest land in a remote area during a two-day drive. Efforts are underway to identify the people involved in the illegal cultivation.
The Jharkhand High Court recently denied bail to an alleged member of extremist group-People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI). The accused namely Rakesh Kumar Paswan had filed an appeal against the decision of the Special Judge, NIA Court, Ranchi rejecting his bail application.
The division bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Ambuj Nath held that it appeared from the material on record that the accused was actively involved with PLFI and was instrumental in collection of funds through illegitimate sources.