Policemen standing during the raid in Wasseypur. (Photo-Shahid)
Jagran correspondent, Wasseypur (Dhanbad). Dhanbad Police Raid Wasseypur: Dhanbad Police simultaneously started a massive raid operation in the famous Wasseypur area at around 6 am on Monday morning. More than 100 policemen are involved in this action.
About 20 police teams have been formed and raids are being conducted simultaneously in 15 different localities of Wasseypur. This sudden action has created panic in the entire area. According to police sources, this raid is being conducted after concrete information about weapons being ordered by shooters associated with gangster Prince Khan.
It is being told that the police had received information about the influx of modern weapons like AK-56 and AK-47 in Wasseypur and the arrival of shooters from outside. Based on this input, this special operation was conducted on the instructions of senior officers. As soon as the raid started, a heavy contingent of police entered Nishad Nagar, Millat Colony, Kabaddi Patti, Neeche Bazaar, Karimganj-Maroofganj, Qamar Makhdoomi Road, Gulzarbagh, Zonal Training School area, Shamsher Nagar, Rahmatganj and many other localities and carried out intensive investigation. Strict surveillance is being maintained on suspicious houses, hideouts and traffic routes. Sources say that a major member of Prince Khan gang had recently demanded extortion from a coal businessman of Dhanbad. Apart from this, Prince Khan, who is running his gang from Dubai, is also active in demanding extortion from the businessmen of Chatra, Palamu, Ranchi and Jamshedpur. Police say that the objective of the operation is to arrest the criminals, recover illegal weapons and break the network. The police have said that they will give official confirmation on the results of the raid later.