Audacity of criminals in Jharkhand: Firing at luxury hotel in Hazaribagh


The rampage of fearless criminals in Jharkhand is showing no sign of stopping, due to which the entire state has been shaken. Last night, heart-wrenching incidents of crime have come to light from two different districts of the state, Hazaribagh and the capital Ranchi. The first incident took place in the busy Matwari area of ​​Hazaribagh city, where armed criminals, targeting a renowned hotel, opened fire indiscriminately and spread panic in the area. On the other hand, miscreants ambushed in Mandar police station area of ​​Ranchi district shot a person and brutally murdered him. These two incidents have not only exposed the law and order situation, but have also created an atmosphere of fear in the hearts of common citizens and businessmen. After receiving the information, high level teams of the police department have started investigating both the cases with full force.

The famous ‘ Hotel A.K.’ situated in Matwari area of ​​Hazaribagh district. There was a sensation in ‘International’ due to the sudden burst of bullets around 10:10 pm on Thursday night. According to eyewitnesses and police sources, unknown bike-riding criminals in number of about three to four fired several rounds targeting the main entrance of the hotel. In this sudden firing, the glass at the main gate of the hotel was shattered to pieces. Fortunately, the security guard posted at the main gate had a narrow escape and there was no news of any casualty. Immediately after the firing, the attackers fled from the spot, after which information about the incident was immediately given to Korra police station.

After this incident of indiscriminate firing at the hotel in Hazaribagh, heavy police force has been deployed in the area. The case took a new turn when the notorious gangster Rahul Dubey gang took direct responsibility for the attack by issuing a post on social media. As soon as information about the incident was received, Additional SP Amit Kumar, Sadar SDPO Rupak Kumar and station in-charge reached the spot with heavy police force. Police officials thoroughly investigated the entire hotel complex and collected evidence. Senior officials say that the footage of all the CCTV cameras installed on the hotel premises and surrounding roads is being scrutinized so that the attackers can be identified and their escape route can be found.

While the police was dealing with the Hazaribagh incident, another heart-wrenching incident came to light from Tiko village of Mandar police station area, a rural area of ​​the capital Ranchi. Here, 55-year-old Ram Oraon, resident of Sevadih village, was going from his home to the dairy center at Tiko Chowk to deliver milk as usual. The masked criminals who were already ambushed on the way suddenly opened fire on them from close range. The bullet hit Ram Oraon directly in the sensitive parts of his body, due to which he fell on the ground bleeding and died on the spot. After the incident, there was an outcry in the village and a huge crowd of villagers gathered.

As soon as the news of the murder in Mandar was received, Khalari DSP Ram Narayan Chaudhary and the local police team immediately reached the spot and took possession of the body and sent it to the hospital for post-mortem. Based on the statements of the family members and preliminary investigation, the police said that the long-running land dispute was the main reason behind this bloody incident. Taking prompt action in the case, the police team has arrested three named accused including Karu Singh, resident of Adra village. Continuous raids are being conducted at possible locations to arrest other absconding accused.

These incidents of extortion, firing and murder that took place in different districts of Jharkhand in a single night have once again raised serious question marks on the law and order situation in the state. Traders say that the city’s business class is feeling unsafe due to open firing at business establishments. At the same time, there is immense anger among the people due to the murders taking place due to land disputes in rural areas. The police administration has claimed that the culprits will not be spared in both the cases and the situation will be brought under control by sending all the criminals behind the bars as soon as possible.