Hazaribag: An alleged supporter of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) was arrested near a hotel on the Chatra-Simaria road, and a country-made pistol along with a large cache of ammunition was recovered from his possession, Chatra district police said on Monday.The accused, Mukesh Ganjhu (40), a resident of Murpa village in Latehar district, was arrested on Sunday. Police alleged that his movement was suspicious. He was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody.Chatra SP Animesh Naithany said, “Police acted on a tip-off about an armed man moving suspiciously near the hotel. A raid team led by SDPO Sunny Vardhan reached the spot when the suspect attempted to flee towards a nearby forest. He was chased and caught.”During a search, police recovered a country-made pistol and 10 live cartridges from him. Another 44 live cartridges, six misfired cartridges and two empty cartridge cases were recovered from a forested area.The SP said a TSPC cadre had allegedly handed over the firearm and ammunition to Ganjhu for safekeeping. Police also claimed that he was in contact with another gang. A case has been registered at Sadar police station under relevant sections of the Arms Act.
