Runaway 'mastermind' of Chg train hijack held in Jharkhand

Undertrial prisoner Upendra Singh who was freed by members of his gang in an audacious "hijack' of a train in Durg district of Chhattisgarh last month, was today arrested in a joint operation in Jharkhand, a senior officer said.
"Upendra Singh was arrested from Bank Mod area of Dhanbad district (Jharkhand) by a joint team of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh Police," SP Dhanbad, Ravi Kant Dhan told PTI over phone.
On February 6, around eight armed criminals "hijacked" the Gondia-Raigarh Jan Satabdi Express near Kumhari railway station of the district for one-and-a-half kilometres to set Singh free.
Singh was returning to Bilaspur in the train under police escort, including two constables and a head constable, after attending the hearing at Durg court.

"Six persons have already been arrested in this connection and the process to bring back Singh to Chhattisgarh is underway," a senior officer said.
Singh was among the main culprits involved in the kidnapping of a businessman Jaichand Baid four years back.