Top Maoist leader Misir Besra was arrested in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district. He carried a reward of over Rs 2.2 crore and was wanted in 175 cases. Two other Maoists, carrying rewards, were also apprehended during the operation. The police claimed the Maoist menace is almost wiped out from the state. Besra joined the outfit in 1980 and played a key role in its expansion.

Misir Besra, the last last remaining Central Committee (CC) and Politburo member of the CPI (Maoist), was arrested in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday. | India News

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.