Self-styled zonal commander of TPC arrested

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A self-styled zonal commander of the banned Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) carrying Rs 2 lakh reward on his head was arrested in Hazaribagh district Thursday, a senior police officer said. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police, Mayur Patel Kanhaiyalal said the TPC zonal commander, Kohram alias Lakhan Ganjhu, was arrested following a joint operation by the police of Hazaribagh and Chatra districts at Bishnupuri in Hazaribagh district.

The police seized Rs 15.65 lakh cash from Kohram's possession, sources said. The police said Kohram hails from Nawadih village in Chatra district. They said more than two dozen cases of murders and naxal-related cases are pending against Kohram at different places in Hazaribagh and Chatra districts.

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