Chhaterpur police in Palamu have caught and jailed two TPC extremists identified as JitenderYadav and Sabeer Ansari.
SP Palamu Ajay Linda said police have recovered one country made pistol and two rounds of live fire from Ansari and from Yadav police have seized naxal literature. Linda said that five other ultras managed to flee.
Yadav was arrested from Dalee village whileAnsari from Paharee Tongree. The two TPC extremists were to revive this outfit in Chhaterpur which was foiled by the police.
SDPO Chhaterpur Shambhu K Singh said the extremists used to extort money from stone crushing plants owners and construction agency doing bridge work etc. Singh said they had committed this offence on two dates and police were after them.
Singh said the arrest has dented TPC’s effort to make a come back.