Hazaribag (Jharkhand), March 23 Eight Naxalites belonging to the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) have been arrested and weapons and ammunition seized from their possession in the Hazaribag district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, security forces apprehended the Naxalites near the Urimari outpost on Saturday, they said.
"We arrested eight Naxalites from the TSPC. Two INSAS rifles, a locally made pistol, 130 cartridges, a four-wheeler, and seven mobile phones were seized from their possession," said Sadar Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Amit Anand.
During preliminary investigations, it was revealed that the arrested Naxalites were involved in a shooting incident at Patratu in the Ramgarh district on February 12 during their extortion attempt, Anand said.
The arrested Naxalites stated that they were operating under the direction of the TSPC's self-proclaimed zonal commander, Bhikhan Gajhu, and self-proclaimed sub-zonal commander, Dinesh alias Ravi Ram, the SDPO said.
An FIR has been lodged at the Urimari outpost and all the accused have been sent to judicial custody, he added.
