Archive · 15 Jun 2025
TSPC Area Commander and Members Apprehended in Hazaribagh
On June 12, police in Hazaribagh, India, caught an area commander and four members of a banned group called TSPC.
The police got a tip that the group was planning something, so they searched a forest and made the arrests.
The police think these people might have been involved in burning two trucks earlier in the month.
They also found weapons like guns and ammunition, plus phones and pamphlets.
This is part of the police's work to stop illegal activities.
An area commander and four members of the banned TSPC were arrested in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
The arrests occurred during a police search operation in the Taraheta forest on June 12.
Police received information about a planned attack by TSPC members around 9 p.m. on June 12.
The arrested individuals are suspected of involvement in a June 1 incident involving the burning of two trucks.
Police recovered an AR-15 M4 carbine rifle, other firearms, ammunition, phones, and pamphlets.
- Who
- Awadhesh Kumar alias Prashant ji, Aditya Ganjhu, Deven Ganjhu, Dharam Ganjhu, and Rooplal Ganjhu, along with police officers
- What
- Police arrested an area commander and four members of the banned TSPC militant group.
- When
- June 12
- Where
- Taraheta forest, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India
- Why
- The arrests were made after police received information about a planned attack by the TSPC. They are also suspected of being involved in a truck burning incident.
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- Group Arrested
- TSPC
- Location of Arrests
- Taraheta forest, Hazaribagh
- Date of Arrests
- June 12
- Area Commander
- Awadhesh Kumar alias Prashant ji
- Recovered Weapons
- AR-15 M4 carbine rifle, other firearms
- Investigation
- SIT is investigating the truck burning incident.