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Police also recovered one AR-15 M4 American carbine rifle, one magazine, three country-made firearms, a country-made pistol of 7.62 mm, live cartridges of various calibers, nine mobile phones and pamphlets. (Representational image)
An area commander and four members of the banned militant group Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) were arrested by police on the night of June 12 during a search operation in Taraheta forest, Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh.
On June 12, police received information around 9pm that some TSPC members were planning an attack, said Superintendent of Police Anjani Anja. A joint operation was carried out under the leadership of Sadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Amit Anand, with assistance from the armed forces and the anti-Naxal branches.
Police suspected that the arrested individuals are linked to a June 1 incident that took place in Hazaribagh’s Keredari area. The TSPC members intercepted and set fire to two trucks near a mining company’s site, leaving behind a letter signed by one “Kaushal ji”. The letter warned of “consequences” if the companies refused to initiate a dialogue with the group. An SIT was already investigating the case.
Police identified one of the arrested individuals as Awadhesh Kumar alias Prashant ji (Palamu district), who is an area commander of the TSPC. Kumar is also named in multiple criminal cases registered at Katkamsandi and Katkamdag police stations. The other four arrested are Aditya Ganjhu, Deven Ganjhu, and Dharam Ganjhu (Chatra); and Rooplal Ganjhu of Masuria (Hazaribagh).
Police also recovered one AR-15 M4 American carbine rifle, one magazine, three country-made firearms, a country-made pistol of 7.62 mm, live cartridges of various calibers, nine mobile phones and pamphlets.
Shubham Tigga hails from Chhattisgarh and studied journalism at the Asian College of Journalism. He previously reported in Chhattisgarh on Indigenous issues and is deeply interested in covering socio-political, human rights, and environmental issues in mainland and NE India. Presently based in Pune, he reports on civil aviation, other transport sectors, urban mobility, the gig economy, commercial matters, and workers' unions. You can reach out to him on LinkedIn ... Read More
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