Jharkhand’s top Maoist leader Misir Besra, carrying Rs 1 crore bounty, arrested

2 min readRanchiUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 10:10 AM IST Misir Besra entered the Maoist movement in the mid-1980s, rose through the ranks over nearly four decades and played a key role in building the outfit's organisational and armed structure in Jharkhand. (File photo) Misir Besra, the only remaining senior Maoist leader o

Misir Besra, a resident of Jharkhand's Giridih, was wanted in various cases related to Maoist activities in several states.

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