SAA event in Jharkhand, Hazaribagh District area, India on Sat 21st March 2026

Eight cadres of the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have been arrested and arms and ammunition seized from their possession under the jurisdiction of Urimari outpost in Hazaribagh District of Jharkhand on March 21, reports The Hindu. "We arrested eight Naxals [Maoists] of TSPC. Two INSAS rifles, a country-made pistol, 130 cartridges, a four-wheeler, and seven mobile phones were seized from their possession," Sadar Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Amit Anand said. During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the arrested cadres were involved in a firing incident at Patratu in Ramgarh district on February 12 during their extortion bid, Anand said, adding that the arrested cadres were operating under the directions of TSPC self-styled zonal commander Bhikhan Ganjhu and self-styled sub-zonal commander Dinesh alias Ravi Ram. An FIR has been lodged at Urimari outpost and all the accused have been sent to judicial custody.