Jharkhand: Ex-BJP leader Surya Hansda dies in police encounter

Surya Hansda was being brought after being arrested from Navadih police station area of ​​Deoghar. At night, the police took Surya with them to Zirli Samari hill for investigation, where the police team was attacked. During this, Surya Hansda was killed in retaliation.

Godda: BJP leader Surya Hansda has died in a police encounter. SP Mukesh Kumar has officially confirmed this. SP Kumar said that a police team had gone to arrest Surya Hansda.

He was being brought after being arrested from Navadih police station area of ​​Deoghar. At night, the police took Surya with them to Zirli Samari hill for investigation, where the police team was attacked. During this, Surya Hansda was killed in retaliation.

Surya's mother stood in front of the police van. Jagran

A large number of police and administration people have gathered at Zirli Samari hill in Boarijor police station area. No one is being allowed to go there.

Let us tell you that Surya Hansda's wife Sushila had informed about his arrest last Sunday. Sushila had also expressed apprehension of something untoward happening to Surya.

Surya Hansda, a resident of Dakaita village of Lalmatia police station area, has been a strong leader of BJP. In the last assembly elections, when BJP gave ticket to Lobin Hembram from Borio, Surya Hansda contested the election by taking ticket from Jairam Mahto's party JLKM, however, he was badly defeated in the election. Dozens of criminal cases are registered against Surya Hansda.

Surya's involvement was also revealed in the recent firing incident in Paharpur area of ​​ECL's Rajmahal project. Apart from this, Surya was also involved in the case of burning trucks and trucks in the crusher mill of Sahibganj.

The police was conducting raids for his arrest for a long time. Police administration personnel are stationed in the hills between Samari, Raharbaria and Jalokundi of Jirli Panchayat of Boarijor police station area.

SP Mukesh Kumar has confirmed the death of Surya Hansda in the police encounter. The SP said that a police team had gone to arrest Surya. The SP will give information about the entire matter in a press conference at 4 pm today.