Four members of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a faction of CPI (Maoist), were apprehended with arms and ammunition in the Latehar district. The arrest took place during a vehicle check near Chipadohar police station, approximately 160 km from Ranchi. The detainees were allegedly involved in extortion.

In a decisive operation, police in the Latehar district of Jharkhand arrested four members of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a breakaway faction of the CPI (Maoist). The apprehensions, made under the Chipadohar police station during a vehicle check, involved the seizure of arms and ammunition.

The incident, occurring 160 km from Ranchi, was confirmed by Barwadih sub-divisional police officer Venkatesh Prasad during a press conference on Monday. Prasad disclosed that the suspects were involved in extortion activities.

Those detained were identified as Bitan Lohra, Lakhan Lohra, Guddu alias Machindra Lohra, and Birendra Singh. Police confiscated two country-made pistols, eight cartridges, a mobile phone, and three motorcycles from the accused.

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