In Varanasi, a Naxalite gang with an award of 3 million was killed: An encounter took place in Ramnagar with the ATS. Brijesh Ganjhu was wanted by the Jharkhand government.

The ATS has achieved a major success in the Tengra Mor area of Ramnagar police station in Varanasi. Brijesh Ganjhu, also known as Gopal Singh, a commander of the banned Naxalite organization Tritiya Prastuti Committee from Jharkhand, was killed at Lanka Maidan in Tengra Mor. Brijesh had a reward of 30 lakhs on his head and was being searched for by the Jharkhand government and the NIA. After cross-firing, he was taken to the hospital in an injured state, where doctors declared him dead. ATS