On a Sunday along the Chatra-Simaria road in Jharkhand, a man was caught near a hotel after a tip-off about an armed figure moving suspiciously, and the arrest brought with it a pistol, live ammunition, and a cache hidden in nearby forest. Police describe him as a supporter of the banned TSPC, a reminder of how small local incidents can be drawn into the longer, contested history of armed groups in this region. What remains on the record is the arrest, the recovered weapons, and a court's decision to send him to judicial custody; the claims about who supplied the arms and what other gang he ma
Chatra Police Arrest Alleged TSPC Supporter With Pistol and 60 Cartridges; Links Under Probe
A man chased toward a forest, 54 live rounds, and a link police say is still being probed
Mark
So what actually happened on Sunday?
Mimi
Police got a tip about an armed man acting suspiciously near a hotel on the Chatra-Simaria road. A team led by SDPO Sunny Vardhan went in, the man ran toward a forest, and they caught him. He was Mukesh Ganjhu, 40, from Latehar.
Mark
What did they find on him?
Mimi
A country-made pistol and 10 live cartridges. Then in the forested area they recovered 44 more live cartridges, six misfired ones and two empty cases.
Luke
Worth noting the forest recovery is described separately. The report doesn't say how police linked that cache to Ganjhu, only that it was found in a forested area.
Mark
And the TSPC connection?
Mimi
The SP says a TSPC cadre allegedly gave him the weapon and ammunition to keep safe. Police also say he was in contact with another gang.
Luke
Those are police allegations. Nothing in the report shows evidence for them, and the other gang is not named. He has been called a supporter, not a proven member.
Mark
What is the legal status now?
Mimi
A case is registered at Sadar police station under the Arms Act, and a court sent him to judicial custody.
Luke
Custody is not a finding of guilt. What we do not yet know is whether any charges tied to the TSPC itself will follow.
Der Puls
- A tip-off sent police racing to a hotel on the Chatra-Simaria road, where a suspicious armed man was spotted on a Sunday.
- The suspect bolted toward the forest, but the raid team ran him down before he could vanish into the trees.
- A pistol, 10 live cartridges on his person, and a further 44 live rounds in the forest turned a single arrest into a larger armory find.
- Police link him to the banned TSPC and to another gang, but those ties remain allegations while the probe presses on.
- He has been booked under the Arms Act and sent to judicial custody, with the investigation now deciding whether this stays a small case or widens.
On a Sunday along the Chatra-Simaria road in Jharkhand, a man was caught near a hotel after a tip-off about an armed figure moving suspiciously, and the arrest brought with it a pistol, live ammunition, and a cache hidden in nearby forest. Police describe him as a supporter of the banned TSPC, a reminder of how small local incidents can be drawn into the longer, contested history of armed groups in this region. What remains on the record is the arrest, the recovered weapons, and a court's decision to send him to judicial custody; the claims about who supplied the arms and what other gang he may have dealt with rest for now on police assertion alone, awaiting the investigation that will decide whether this is an isolated arms case or part of something larger.
On Sunday, a man was chased toward a patch of forest near a hotel on the Chatra-Simaria road in Chatra district, Jharkhand, and caught before he reached the trees. Police identify him as Mukesh Ganjhu, 40, from Murpa village in Latehar district, and describe him as a supporter of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee, the TSPC.
The chase began with a tip-off about an armed man moving suspiciously near the hotel. A raid team led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sunny Vardhan reached the spot, and Superintendent of Police Animesh Naithany says the suspect tried to run for the forest before being caught. A search turned up a country-made pistol and 10 live cartridges. Later, police recovered a further stash in the forested area: 44 live cartridges, six misfired rounds and two empty cases.
Police claim a TSPC cadre handed the weapons to Ganjhu for safekeeping and that he was in contact with another gang, which is not named. Both claims are allegations, and the probe is continuing. A case has been registered at Sadar police station under the Arms Act, and Ganjhu has been sent to judicial custody. What investigators establish next will determine whether this remains a single arms case or grows wider.
On Sunday, a man was chased toward a patch of forest near a hotel on the Chatra-Simaria road in Jharkhand, and caught before he reached it. Police in Chatra district say he was carrying a country-made pistol. They identify him as Mukesh Ganjhu, 40, from Murpa village in Latehar district, and describe him as a supporter of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee, known as the TSPC.
Chatra police announced the arrest on Monday. According to Superintendent of Police Animesh Naithany, officers had received a tip-off about an armed man moving suspiciously near the hotel. A raid team led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sunny Vardhan went to the spot. Naithany said the suspect tried to run toward the nearby forest, and the team chased him down.
A search of Ganjhu turned up the country-made pistol and 10 live cartridges. The recovery did not stop there. Police later found a further stash in the forested area: 44 live cartridges, six misfired cartridges and two empty cartridge cases. Taken together, that is 54 live rounds, plus the misfired and spent ones. Police have not said in the account released so far how the forest cache was tied to Ganjhu.
The larger claim from police concerns where the weapons came from. Naithany said a TSPC cadre had allegedly handed the firearm and ammunition to Ganjhu for safekeeping. Police also claimed he was in touch with another gang, though the report does not name it. Both links are described as allegations, and the probe into them is continuing.
A case has been registered at Sadar police station under the relevant sections of the Arms Act. Ganjhu was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody.
What the public record shows so far is narrow: an arrest, a recovery, a registered case and a custody order. The connections to the TSPC and to a second gang rest on police statements. What investigators establish about the cadre who allegedly handed over the weapons, and about the other gang, will determine whether this stays a single arms case or grows into something wider.
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Police acted on a tip-off about an armed man moving suspiciously near the hotel; when the team arrived, the suspect tried to flee toward a nearby forest and was chased and caught.— Animesh Naithany, Chatra SP
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