Daltonganj: A police team, led by SDPO Balumath Vinod Rawani, arrested six militants of the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) in Latehar district on Friday. The suspects were remanded to judicial custody on Saturday.
SP Kumar Gaurav said the group was led by Narain Bhokta (46). The arrests took place in the Hesabar jungle under Balumath police station jurisdiction where the group was allegedly planning to extort levy money from contractors.
The 15-member team also recovered four rifles, one revolver, and 1,102 live rounds of ammunition, the police said.