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Indian Express
14-06-2025
- Indian Express
Area commander, four members of banned outfit held in Hazaribagh
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
The Print
13-06-2025
- The Print
Five ultras including ‘area commander' of TSPC arrested in Jharkhand's Hazaribag
In the course of the search operation, the SP said five ultras including an area commander were arrested and arms and ammunition seized. Acting on an intelligence input that 7-8 ultras of TSPC carrying firearms in Tarhesa jungle were planning to execute some crime, Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan formed a special police team headed by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Sadar) Amit Kumar Anand to take necessary action against them on Thursday night. Hazaribag, Jun 13 (PTI) Five ultras of banned Tritya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) including an 'area commander' were arrested and arms and ammunition seized from their possession in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, a police officer said on Friday. The arrested ultras were identified as Awadesh Kumar alias Prasant jee (Palamu), Aditya Ganju, Deven Ganju, Dharam Ganju (all Chatra district) and Ruplal Ganju of Hazaribag district. Police seized one AR 15 M-4 American carbine rifle, one AR 15 M-4 carbine magazine, a 7.62 mm bore pistol, one 7.62 mm bore magazine, three country-made pistols, 28 round live cartridges of different bore, and nine mobile phones. The SP said three cases under various sections were registered against Prasant jee. The arrested ultras were allegedly involved in setting afire to two dumpers belonging to a mining company under Keredari police station of Hazaribag district on June 1, the SP added. PTI COR BS RG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Time of India
TSPC rebel held in Chatra, weapons seized
1 2 Chatra: A TSPC extremist, identified as Arjun Ganjhu, was arrested on Tuesday along with a pistol and large quantity of Insas rifle ammunition. Chatra SP Sumit Kumar Agarwal said a tip-off was received that Arjun possessed illegal bullets and weapons, which were kept somewhere at Tikda village under the limits of Lawalong police station area. A team led by Simaria SDPO Shubham Khandelwal was formed, and a raid was conducted. Arjun was close to the arrested top commander of TSPC, Akraman Ganjhu. Agarwal said, "During the raid, a loaded country-made pistol was recovered from him. Based on his information, 477 rounds of live bullets of INSAS rifle and 246 rounds of .303 rifle, totalling 723 rounds of live bullets, were also recovered. All bullets were hidden in a box under the ground in the forest of Tikda village. The recovered bullets were seized, and the accused was sent to Chatra jail in judicial custody." Arjun also went to jail in one case in the past. He said, "Chatra police achieved significant success against the TSPC organisation and would continue to take action against such outfits in the future." On the other hand, Akraman, the most wanted and dreaded commander of TSPC, was arrested in March this year. He had a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head.
Hans India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Maoist commander arrested, cache of arms recovered in Jharkhand's Chatra
Chatra (Jharkhand): The Jharkhand Police have arrested a senior Maoist leader and recovered a huge cache of ammunition from a forest in Chatra district, officials said. Arjun Ganjhu, a top commander of the banned Maoist outfit Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), was apprehended during a raid in Tikda village under the Lawalong police station area. Acting on a tip-off about his movement, a special team led by Simaria SDPO Shubham Khandelwal conducted the operation and nabbed the militant. Chatra Superintendent of Police Sumit Agrawal informed during a press conference on Tuesday that a country-made pistol was recovered from Ganjhu at the time of his arrest. Following interrogation, he revealed the location of a hidden arms cache in a nearby forest. A search led to the recovery of 723 live cartridges concealed underground in a box. The cache included 477 rounds of INSAS rifle ammunition and 246 rounds of .303 rifle cartridges -- indicating preparations for potential attacks or supply to other cadres in the region. SP Agrawal said the recovery dealt a blow to the operational capabilities of the TSPC in the area. Ganjhu is a repeat offender and had previously been jailed for involvement in Maoist-related activities. In a separate operation, Lohardaga Police arrested another absconding Maoist, Lalind Mahato alias Rajkumar Yadav, who had been evading capture for several years. Lalind, a resident of Semardih village in Kisko police station limits, has multiple cases lodged against him in Lohardaga, Latehar, and other districts of Jharkhand. Lohardaga SP Sadique Anwar Rizvi said that Lalind was associated with the squad of Ravindra Ganjhu, a zonal commander of the CPI (Maoist), who carries a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head. Police believe that Lalind's arrest could yield crucial intelligence about Maoist activities and logistics in the region. After his court appearance, preparations are being made to send him to judicial custody.
Time of India
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bail for TSPC regional commander
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Monday granted bail to Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) regional commander Kohram. Kohram was granted bail by a division bench of Justices Rongon, Mukhopadhayay and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava. He was said to have been allegedly involved in terror funding case and demanding extortion from coal contractors and officials of private companies operating in the Amrapali Coal Project at Tandwa in Chatra district. Kohram's advocate said other accused in the present case registered with the Sadar police station in Chatra have been granted bail by the High Court. Therefore, for the sake of parity, Kohram should also be granted bail. Kohram, wanted in 37 cases, has been leading the Maoist splinter group in the state.
