Maoist with ₹5 lakh bounty among four red rebels arrested in Jharkhand
Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a raid in the Aurapat forest area within the Dumri Police Station limits and arrested the red rebels
Four Maoists, including one with a ₹5 lakh bounty on his head, were apprehended by police in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), according to a senior police officer. The arrest took place following a tip-off and a raid in the Aurapat forest area near the Dumri Police Station. The detained individuals were Ramdeo Lohra, a sub-zonal commander of JJMP, a splinter faction of the banned CPI (Maoist), Arvind Nayak, an area commander, and two other members of the group.
Lohra, who carried the ₹5 lakh bounty, and Nayak are from Lohardaga district. Additional Maoists identified by Gumla SP Haris Bin Zaman are Muneshwar Singh from Lohardaga district and Jitendra Lohra from Gumla. Police recovered a significant amount of weapons and ammunition from their possession.
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