Dhanbad: Two incidents of snatching took place at two different locations of Dhanbad on Monday within the interval of less than three hours, including one near Godhar old office of BCCL under Kenduadih police station during which Rs 2 lakh was stolen from an elderly couple and another incident near Madhav Apartment of Hirapur where Rs 50,000 was robbed from a contractor.

The first incident took place at around 12 noon when Arjun Beldar a resident of Beldar Basti of Godhar was returning to his house along with his wife Radha Devi by an auto rickshaw after withdrawing Rs 2 lakh from Bank More Branch of Canara Bank.

Two bike-borne criminals who arrived from behind snatched the cash bag from Radha Devi as soon as the elderly couple disembarked from the auto rickshaw near their house.

A team of Kenduadih Police station led by Officer in Charge Binod Oraon reached the house of victim family after getting information took details from Beldar and his wife and later began investigation into the case.

“My son’s marriage was scheduled next week and I withdrew money along with my wife from the bank for marriage expenses but two youths who arrived from behind snatched the cash bag as soon we started heading towards our street after getting down from auto rickshaw,” said Beldar and added that the bag snatched by the criminals also contained the bank pass book and some other documents.

Binod Oraon officer in Charge of Kenduadih Police station said, “We have already started conducting raids in connection with incident and trying to find more information from video footages of the incident.”

The second incident took place near Madhav Apartment. Two bike borne criminals snatched a cash bag containing Rs 50,000 form a Bhui Phore area based contractor, Talkeshshwar Mahto at around 2.30pm when he was walking toward his car parked near Madhav Apartment after withdrawing money from a bank.

Mahto told police that two youths who arrived at high speed from behind snatched the cash bag and then fled towards Binod Nagar.

“The incident took place when I reached near my car after withdrawing Rs 50,000 from SBI Hirapur Branch and since the incident took place at electrifying speed within minutes, the criminals fled before I could understand anything and raise alarm,” said Mahto.

(Praduman Choubey)

Peter Hartley captain of JFC for ISL 2021-22

Peter Hartley The Telegraph picture

Jamshedpur: Seasoned English defender Peter Hartley is set to captain Jamshedpur FC in the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) season 2021-22.

The 32-year-old Hartley showed good leadership qualities when he led the Tata Steel-owned club in the cash-rich tournament in Goa last season. Besides his leadership qualities, he is known for adding a sense of cohesiveness in the team, one of the key elements in the high-octane engagement.

Sources in the JFC team management revealed Hartley was the first choice for captaincy for the second successive time. "The name of the captain would be announced after the team lands in Goa for the pre-seasons in October. Head coach Owen Coyle will have a major say when it comes to appointing the captain," one of the sources said on condition of anonymity.

Hartley has a good understanding with Scotland-born Coyle who is aware of the qualities of the Englishman. "The entire squad, including Coyle and the support staff, would assemble in Goa (the venue of the tournament) for the pre-seasons over a month before the ISL begins in November," the source added.

JFC chief executive officer Mukul Choudhari said Hartley should be the one who would lead the side in the tournament. "He (Hartley) is experienced and has good leadership qualities. Moreover, he is a good human being," he added.

The robust defender signed a two-year contract with the Men of Steel last season. He joined JFC at the back of a highly successful season with Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premiership. Hartley,

He captained the team to 3rd place in the league, only behind Scottish legacy teams – Celtic and Rangers, thus qualifying Motherwell for the UEFA Europa League 2020-21.

Hartley is a Sunderland AFC Academy product. The left-footed centre-back was scouted into the Sunderland AFC youth system and rose up to the ranks with his impressive performances. He played and trained with the former English Premier League side’s senior team too and made his debut in 2007 versus Leicester City under Roy Keane’s tutelage.

The defender has played in prestigious tournaments in England like the FA Cup and the League Cup where he represented his clubs against the likes of Chelsea and Everton, Sheffield United, Wartford and Wigan Athletic. He played versus Burnley in 2009, which was then under the management of Owen Coyle.

Hartley and Nigerian Stephen Eze combined well to foil some dangerous forays into the JFC backline last season. He is expected to come up with the same form this season too. However, the team would miss the services of Eze who is more keen to play in the European circuit.

Jamshedpur finished sixth, four points behind fourth-placed FC Goa last season, with 27 points (20 matches, seven wins, as many loses and six draws) in last season’s ISL.

(Jayesh Thaker)