Police have arrested five Naxalites including TPC area commander Prashant Ji alias Awadhesh Singh who were plotting a big Naxalite conspiracy near Ghatgosai in Tarhesa forest. A large quantity of arms and ammunition including American carbine rifles have been recovered from them.
On the night of June 12, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sadar received information that 7-8 militants of TPC were planning to carry out a major incident. As soon as the information was received, a special police team was formed for action and with the help of the technical branch of SP Hazaribagh, a search operation was conducted in the area with the armed forces, in which five militants were caught.
The arrested Naxalites include Awadhesh Kumar alias Prashant Ji, Aditya Ganjhu, Deven Ganjhu, Dharam Ganjhu and Rooplal Ganjhu. An AR-15 M-4 American carbine rifle, a magazine, a country-made pistol (7.62 mm), three country-made pistols, 28 live cartridges of different bores, nine mobile phones, ten TPC pamphlets, a checkered colored backpack and a magazine pouch have been recovered from them.
Many criminal cases have been registered against the arrested Prashant ji in the past, which include murder, firing, ransom and sections of CLA Act. On June 1, two Skaniya vehicles of BGR Mining Company were set on fire under Keredari police station area, in which a pamphlet was left in the name of Kaushal ji. SIT was formed regarding this incident.
The involvement of the arrested Naxalites has also come to light in that case. With this action, the police have foiled a possible major Naxalite incident in the Barkagaon subdivision area in time. All these arrested accused have been sent to judicial custody.