Date |
Place
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Incident
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Nature of incident |
January 3
|
Aurangabad District of Bihar
|
TPC cadres assaulted two persons
identified as Ramvilas Ram and Ramdeep Ram in Aurangabad District
of Bihar. The fear of TPC backlash is such that it forced the
panchayat mukhiya Ramji Ram not to lodge a police complaint
with Tandawa Police Station after his 70-year-old father and
brother were assaulted. The mukhiya said TPC cadres demanded
20 per cent of the grant sanctioned by the government for welfare
schemes in his panchayat.
|
Violent
|
January 25 |
Palamu District of Jharkhand
|
A 'section commander' of TPC identified as Narendra
Singh alias Dara Singh was arrested by Pipra Tarn Police
team in Palamu District of Jharkhand.
|
Non-Violent |
January 26 |
Palamu District of Jharkhand
|
A 'sub-zonal commander' of TPC identified as Munna
Singh alias Munna Ganjhu alias Ganjhu was arrested
in Manatu block of Palamu District of Jharkhand.
|
Non-Violent |
April 14 |
Hazaribagh District of
Jharkhand |
Barkagaon Police arrested Ramchandra Ganjhu alias
Ramu Ganjhu alias Dayanandjee, a wanted TPC 'area commander',
based on a tip-off in Hazaribagh District of Jharkhand.
|
Non-Violent |
April 20 |
Palamau District of Jharkhand |
A CPI-Maoist hit squad of around 30 armed guerillas
killed a suspected member of a rival group - TPC -, minutes before
his two daughters were to complete their wedding rituals in Palamu
District. Witnesses said the Maoists barged into Pokhari village
when the two sisters were readied for the final pheras, the customary
walk around a fire by the bride and the groom that signals the
end of the ceremony. They fired several times at the father of
the brides, Mahendra Choudhary, and escaped before the guests
and the family could react or raise the alarm.
|
Violent |
May 6 |
Palamau District of Jharkhand
|
A sympathiser of the TPC was killed allegedly
by members of rival group in Palamau District. Suspected armed
CPI-Maoist cadres arrived at village Ghasidag under Bisrampur
Police Station area in Palamau District in the early hours and
dragged the sympathiser of TPC, Guddu Singh, from his house before
shooting him dead, DSP Hiralal Ravi said.
|
Violent |
May 12 |
Chatra District of Jharkhand
|
A Chatra-based journalist Akhilesh Pratap Singh
was killed by TPC cadres over a payment dispute in Chatra District
of Jharkhand.
|
Violent |
May 17 |
Chatra District of Jharkhand
|
A Chatra-based journalist Akhilesh Pratap Singh
was killed by TPC cadres over a payment dispute in Chatra District
of Jharkhand. The Jharkhand Police also said Singh, a part-time
contractor, was killed after he allegedly failed to pay a 'levy'
to the TPC which controls Chatra District.
|
Statement |
May 22 |
Jharkhand
|
TPC said it did not kill television journalist
Indradeo Yadav alias Akhilesh Singh. In a press communique
released, TPC 'commander' Nawal blamed Police for misleading the
people. Yadav was shot dead by unidentified men in Chatra District
on May 12. On May 17, Police said the murder was executed on TPC
'commander' Mukesh Ganjhu's order after Yadav, who was a local
contractor, failed to cough up INR 700, 000. Ganjhu is absconding.
"We condemn the murder. We have sympathies for the family. The
police investigation is not fair and police are trying to hide
facts from people," the communique read and claimed that a probe
by the outfit found that "no TPC comrade was involved".
|
Statement |
May 26 |
Chatra District of Jharkhand |
A 'zonal commander' of the TPC was arrested when
he allegedly came to offer bribe to a 'Policeman' to the tune
of INR One Million for removing the name of his 'commander', Mukesh
Ganjhu, from the list of accused in the murder of a local Television
journalist Akhilesh Pratap in Chatra District of Jharkhand on
May 12. The person, who posed as a Police officer, and three of
his associates, were also arrested. The Police have recovered
cash along with fire arms and two motorcycles from the accused.
Those arrested have been identified as - Yogendra Yadav, 'zonal
commander' of TPC, Anoop Yadav, a former member of the PLFI, Amarjeet
Kumar Yadav and Prabhu Mistry. Both TPC and PLFI are splinter
group of the CPI-Maoist.
|
Violent |
June 2 |
Ramgarh District of Jharkhand |
A TPC cadre, Diwakar Ganjhu, was arrested from
Patratu area in Ramgarh District of Jharkhand. A pistol, cartridges,
mobile phone and a bike were found from him.
|
Non-Violent |
July 5 |
Latehar District of Jharkhand
|
Cadres of the TPC held a 'kangaroo court' in Latehar
District of Jharkhand, just 15 kilometers away from Latehar District
Headquarters. In the 'kangaroo court' dozens of villagers took
part. A group of heavily armed TPC cadres led by Latehar 'area
commander' Alok Yadav organized the court. A man, who seems to
be a local, was punished in the court for reasons so far unknown
to the Police. Latehar SP Anoop Birthary said "It was not a Jan
Adalat because the gathering was called by the TPC members to
punish a man who was working against the interests of the TPC
by being close to another Maoist splinter group." The Latehar
Police claimed that the TPC Jan Adalat was in response
to a similar Jan Adalat organized by members of JJMP. In
the JJMP held 'kangaroo court' a supporter of TPC was beaten up
recently.
|
Non-Violent |
October 5 |
Latehar District of Jharkhand
|
A TPC cadre was arrested on the outskirts of Latehar
District of Jharkhand. Cash worth INR150,000 was recovered from
Shankar Prasad. TPC is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
|
Non-Violent |
October 10 |
Chatra District of Jharkhand
|
The ED has started the process of freezing bank
accounts of Parmeshwar Ganjhu, a wanted TPC leader operating in
Chatra District of Jharkhand, in a concentrated effort to squeeze
financial resources of the rebel outfit that has been minting
money through extortion and proxy contracts. Highly placed sources
in the directorate revealed that the freeze order was issued to
the bank concerned in that District on October 7. Parmeshwar,
his wife Yashoda Devi and brother Arjun individually hold as many
as eight accounts. While the rebel leader has three accounts with
the Tandwa branch of Bank of India, Yashoda has two and Arjun,
like his brother, three. The ED has directed the bank to provide
transaction details of all these eight accounts, the source said.
In addition, the directorate has rushed letters to other banks
in Chatra, seeking account details of 13 other notorious TPC members,
including Gopal Singh Bhokta alias Brajesh Ganjhu, Mukesh
Ganjhu, Kohram, Akraman, Bindeshwar alias Bindu Ganjhu,
Binod Ganjhu and Bhikhan Ganjhu. "Of these 13, we have received
bank account details of some. We need the rest to choke the outfit's
all financial arteries," said a senior official of the directorate.
It is the first time in Jharkhand that the ED is investigating
a money laundering case against a Naxalite outfit. TPC is a splinter
group of the CPI-Maoist.
|
Non-Violent |
October 16 |
Ranchi District of Jharkhand
|
A self-styled 'area commander' of TPC was arrested
in Ranchi District of Jharkhand. Dharmendra Jee alias Munilal
Mahto of Hazaribagh District, a hardcore Maoist leader functioning
as self-styled 'area commander' in Ramgarh, Hazaribagh and Ranchi,
was wanted in as many as 15 cases lodged in various Police Stations
of three Districts, SP, Ramgarh, M Tamilvanan said. The arrested
rebel, suffering from some ailments, was waiting for a doctor
at a private clinic in Ranchi when he was arrested by Ramgarh
Police with the help of STF, Ranchi, Tamilvanan said. He said
Mahto was active in Mandu of Ramgarh, Charhi of Hazaribagh and
Ormanjhi and Sikidiri of Ranchi District and working under leadership
of self-styled top 'commander' of TPC Kabir Jee and Dayanand Jee.
TPC is a splinter group of CPI-Maoist.
|
Non-Violent |
December 19 |
Latehar District of Jharkhand
|
Police arrested two cadres of the TPC, a CPI-Maoist
splinter group, after a fierce gunbattle in a dense forest area
of Herhanj in Latehar District of Jharkhand, seizing, among others,
an AK- 47 and an INSAS rifle, two 3.3 and .315 guns and over 600
cartridges. Preliminary inquiries suggest that the weapons had
possibly been stolen from Police. Latehar SP, Anoop Birtharay
received a tip-off about a TPC squad moving around in the dense
forests of Herhanj, about 75 kilometres from the District headquarters.
After verification, he formed special teams comprising the State
Police and CRPF to take them on from multiple directions. Police
sources said the rebels were cooking a meal, when Police zeroed
in on them. The rebels were the first to open fire after which
the Police retaliated. Finally, the rebels started to flee, leaving
behind some of their weapons and essentials. "The arrested rebels,
Chhotu Thakur and Manoj Ganju, both around 25 years of age, are
being brought to Latehar district headquarters. They are being
interrogated. Around 35 rebels were present when the encounter
began. No policeman has been injured in the operation," SP, Birtharay
said.
|
Violent |
December 21 |
Latehar District of Jharkhand
|
SFs arrested two LWEs in Latehar District of Jharkhand.
In a joint operation, Police of Latehar District and paramilitary
CRPF personnel arrested the Naxals belonging to TPC, and
seized a cache of arms and ammunition from their possession. TPC
is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist which was formed in 2002.
They routinely call strikes, attack Government property and target
politicians and Police.
|
Non-Violent |