{
  "id": 8661088,
  "title": "Who was TSPC commander Brajesh Ganjhu, on the run for 20 years with over 50 cases?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/who-was-tspc-commander-brajesh-ganjhu-on-the-run-for-20-years-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T09:47:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-was-tspc-commander-brajesh-ganjhu-on-the-run-for-20-years-with-over-50-cases-101789897642952.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) commander Brajesh Ganjhu, also known as Gopal Singh Bhokta, was a fugitive with more than 50 criminal cases against him, a ₹30 lakh reward, and nearly two decades on the run. Ganjhu, a Jharkhand-based Maoist commander, had a long criminal history spanning several districts of Jharkhand, including allegations of murder, extortion, kidnapping, attacks on police, and possession of illegal arms and explosives. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) killed Ganjhu in an encounter in Varanasi, and the agency claimed that he was carrying a cumulative reward of ₹30 lakh, including ₹25 lakh announced by Jharkhand Police and ₹5 lakh by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}