Top Maoist leader with 2 crore bounty among 16 eliminated in major Jharkhand encounter

Top Maoist leader with 2 crore bounty among 16 eliminated in major Jharkhand encounter

Jamshedpur : A senior Maoist leader carrying a cumulative bounty of 2.35 crore was among 16 Naxals killed during a prolonged gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Thursday, officials said.

by Trans World Features January 23, 2026