Nine Maoists surrender with AK-47 rifles in Jharkhand

Nine members of the banned Maoist splinter group, Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), surrendered before the security forces with their arms and ammunition in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Monday, police said.

Among the nine red rebels were a self-styled zonal commander and four sub-zonal commanders carrying rewards of a total of Rs 23 lakh on their



heads, they said.

The Maoists surrendered with a large number of arms and ammunition, including four AK-47 rifles and three SLRs.

JJMP self-styled zonal commander Ravindra Yadav, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh and was wanted in 14 cases, surrendered with two AK-47s, three rifles and 1,241 cartridges, a police statement said.