16 Maoists, with six carrying ₹39 lakh bounty, surrender before Jharkhand Police

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16 Maoists, with six carrying ₹39 lakh bounty, surrender before Jharkhand Police

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Sixteen Maoist insurgents in Jharkhand, India, including six with bounties totaling ₹39 lakh, have surrendered to local police. The surrender of regional committee member Santosh Mahto is considered a significant achievement in counter-insurgency efforts.

“The surrender of Santosh Mahto, a regional committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist), was one of the big achievements for the Jharkhand Police”

World Security Conflict Politics Maoist insurgents Jharkhand Police India surrender Santosh Mahto bounties counter-insurgency

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