Three dreaded criminals were arrested by a joint team of Dhanbad and Bokaro police on Sunday. The trio were part of shooter Aman Singh's gang and were involved in various incidents of extortion demand, violence in colliery and threat calls to businessman, colliery officers and private mining company operators of Dhanbad.

The arrested persons- Rajesh Kumar Badhawan (34), a resident of Nawadih in Dhanbad, Bijay Kumar Sinha (42) a resident of Khukhra area of Giridih and Vishal Kumar (21), a resident of Bhuli in Dhanbad- were being hunted by police in connection with two different incidents, one regarding the hurling of bombs at a house of Katras resident businessman Sanjay Loyalka on July 27 and a firing that took place at Damoda Colliery of Damoda area of Bokaro of June 29.

Police also seized a motorcycle besides a leaflet left by the criminals at Damoda Colliery on of June 29 demanding extortion from the private coal excavators.

Talking to the media at his office today, newly appointed Senior Superintendent of Police of Dhanbad Sanjeev Kumar said, "All the three persons arrested in the case accepted their involvement in the incidents. They also admitted that they were operating for Aman Singh, a Uttar Pradesh based shooter involved in Niraj Singh murder case of March 2017 who is presently lodged in Hotwar Jail of Ranchi."

Dhanbad police in association with Bokaro police constituted a joint team under the leadership of Baghmara DSP Nisha Murmu and Bermo DSP Satishchandra Jha which worked on inputs and arrested the three persons.

Notably, Aman Singh, arrested from Mirzapur on May 3,2017 as the first shooter of the Niraj Singh murder case was brought to Dhanbad jail from Mirzapur on May 9,2017.

Due to receiving several complaints of extortion call and conspiracy in Dhanbad jail, he was shifted to Hotwar Jail of Ranchi by the police but his extortion calls and threat calls to businessman continued from the jail and police had taken him on remand on February 10.

Aman Singh's gang was recently also in news in connection with the murder of Wasseypur based property dealer and private school operator, Asharaful Hasan Alias Lala Khan who was killed on May 12 when he was returning home in Wasseypur.

Singh’s name later also figured in name of extortion demand from a Govidpur based property dealer, Manzoor Alam.