Sixteen Maoists, including six of them carrying a combined bounty of Rs 39 lakh, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police here on Tuesday, a senior officer said.
16 Maoists with Six Carrying Rs 39 Lakh Bounty Surrender Before Jharkhand Police
Among those who surrendered were regional and zonal committee members, including a Maoist wanted in 128 cases with a ₹15 lakh bounty
Santosh Mahto alias Basudev Da alias Dilip, who was wanted in 128 cases and carrying a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head, was among those who surrendered, he said.
"Of the 16 Maoists, six carried a total bounty of Rs 39 lakh on their heads. Five women members were also part of the group. A regional committee member and one zonal committee member are among them," the officer said.
Two sub-zonal committee members and two area committee functionaries were among those who surrendered, he said.
The surrender of Santosh Mahto, a regional committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist), was one of the big achievements for the Jharkhand Police, the officer said.
"Santosh was wanted in 128 cases at various police stations in several districts. He was accused of being involved in an IED blast in a forest under the border police stations of Manoharpur, Chotnagar and Jhariakela on March 1, injuring a jawan of the Cobra battalion," the officer said.
CPI (Maoist) zonal committee member Chandan Lohra, who was wanted in 78 cases and was carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh, also surrendered, he said.
The Maoists laid down six INSAS and two AK-47 rifles besides 38 magazines and 1,562 cartridges, the police added.
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