Jharkhand Police had a fierce encounter with members of the banned Naxal organisation Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) under the Tarhasi police station area of Palamu district on Friday.
During the encounter, the police recovered a large quantity of Naxal materials. The police are conducting a search operation, having cordoned off the entire area.
According to Jharkhand Police Headquarters, Palamu police had received information that a squad led by Naxal commander Shashikant Ganjhu, who has a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, had arrived in the Tarhasi area to carry out an incident.
Based on this information, a search operation was launched under the leadership of ASP Operations Rakesh Kumar Singh. During the operation, TSPC militants opened fire on the police.
The police retaliated, but the TSPC rebels managed to flee the site, taking advantage of the terrain. A search operation is currently underway in the area.
Palamu SP Rishma Rameshan stated that there had been an encounter and that a search operation is ongoing throughout the area. The police team has recovered numerous materials during the operation. The SP confirmed that the entire area has been cordoned off.
Notably, after the arrest of Aakram Ganjhu, Shashikant Ganjhu has assumed responsibility for the TSPC. Shashikant is accused of carrying out numerous Naxal activities in the Palamu region. Police have recovered various materials and diaries of Naxals from the encounter site.
The recovered items include medical supplies, two plastic mats, two leaf plates, blankets, three drinking water jars, and bullet shells.
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