Misir Besra, CPI (Maoist) Politburo member with a ₹1 crore bounty, was apprehended in Jharkhand's Tundi-Mandiya forest during a security operation near the Dhanbad-Giridih border.
Besra was arrested from Dhanbad's Tundi-Mandiya area
Jul 29, 2026
11:44 am
What's the storyMisir Besra, the last active member of the Central Committee and Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), was arrested in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Tuesday.
The arrest was made by a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police.
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Misir Besra, a senior CPI (Maoist) politburo member carrying a reward of over Rs 1 crore and wanted in 141 cases, has been…
