An area commander of TPC, Goraiye Ganjhu alias Nepali (43) was remanded in judicial custody on Thursday here in Daltonganj. Two of his men identified as Devender and Chandan too have been pushed behind bars.
DSP Prabhat Ranjan Barwar has confirmed this.
DSP told The Pioneer that Nepali and two of his men were caught on Wednesday. The police caught them near Durga Mandip in Kundri under lesliganj police station.
The three were in plain clothes and were out for levy from a contractor. DSP Barwar said police have seized a pistol, four cartridges and a bike on which they were moving for levy.
Nepali is a Maoist deserter as he left this outfit after just one year in 2003. He remained off extremism for almost ten years as in 2013 he came in contact with TPC's Anoopji who finally roped this 43 year old Nepali in the fold of TPC patting Nepali to become rich and fearful over the years.
Nepali hails from Manatu police station in Palamu. He has 9 cases added DSP. Sections of Arms Act, Explosive Act and 17 ClA Act have been put against this Nepali.