THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Daltonganj, October 23: Operation Red Hunt is a big doom for people having Red Warrants against them in Jharkhand’s Simdega district.
These people who ought to have been behind bars were leading a life of undercover by way of ducking the warrants by all means, like changing dwelling address, shifting to some other land, wearing a pseudoname, making do with their physique too, etc.
Simdega police, under the command of its SP Md Arshi, proved a thorn in the flesh with such evaders of law. Two such caught were evading the law for over the last 38 years. 10 to 18 years were just too common with these evaders of the law.
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Two Months of Red Hunt
Red Hunt has completed its 2 months very recently and in these two months, Md Arshi and his police team made this two syllabic text a fearful household name, which used to send shivers down the spines of the persons facing Red Warrants.
There were 6 such accused who fearing the heat of Red Hunt surrendered to the court of law. Red Hunt enforced the fear of law most.
Red Warrants issued to 19 were reverted to the court following their deaths. Police said there came up 4 such cases where the Red Hunt had to be stopped midway since the persons against whom the hunt was on, were already serving in jail or on bail.
Major Achievement for Simdega Police
It’s no less a feat for SP Md Arshi and his team that got a total of 104 Red Warrants disposed of in 60 days, with 51 forwarded to judicial custody.
One hears of the S drive against absconders. However, the very lexicon Red Hunt has a deep psychological effect on the wrongdoers who dare to show thumbs down to the law of the land.
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Inspiration Behind ‘Operation Red Hunt’
How Simdega police chief Md Arshi got this idea of launching Red Hunt. This question is asked more than answered.
Arshi had had his probation in Palamu where he knew what Red Soil meant then. Blood used to spill over the village roads.
Slitting of the throat was done more than firing point-blank range. The more the barbarism, the more the dread of the extremists.
Left-wing extremism was raging in Palamu then. As a probationer IPS officer, he knew there was a chance beyond danger and making no mistake, he grappled with dangers here to identify the chance of doing good for the society, said sources.
