16 Maoists, with six carrying ₹39 lakh bounty, surrender before Jharkhand Police
Sixteen Maoist rebels, including several high-ranking members with significant bounties, surrendered to the Jharkhand Police. The state government views this as a major step toward eliminating extremism in the region.
Why it matters
The surrender of key figures in the CPI (Maoist) group marks a significant shift in the internal security landscape of Jharkhand.
Sixteen Maoists, with six of them carrying a combined bounty of ₹39 lakh, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police here on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), a senior officer said.
Santosh Mahto alias Basudev Da alias Dilip, who was wanted in 128 cases and carrying a ₹15 lakh reward on his head, was among those who surrendered, he said. "Of the 16 Maoists, six were carrying a total bounty of ₹39 lakh on their heads. Five women members were also part of the group. A regional committee member and a 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.
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