Bihar: Three arrested for posing as CBI officers, extorting people
Patna, May 18 (PTI): Bihar Police have arrested three members of an organised gang for allegedly posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to extort money from people, officials said on Sunday.
Police also seized two pistols, one country-made gun, three cartridges, six mobile phones, an army uniform and a fake ID card of the CBI from their possession.
Police said the accused were also involved in cases of loot and robbery.
The accused have been identified as Ritan Kumar Singh, Arvind Kumar and Nitish Kumar.
According to a statement issued by the Patna Police, "All three were arrested from different locations of Patna on Saturday. Preliminary investigations have revealed that they were impersonating CBI officers to extort money from victims."
"Posing as Special Officer of the CBI, Arvind Kumar used to extort money from the victims. They are involved in several cases of loot and robbery. Further investigation is on," it added.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
