September 15, 2025 11:22 AM
Top Maoist leader with Rs 1 crore bounty among three killed in Jharkhand encounter
In a blow to the Maoist insurgency, three Maoists - including top leader Sahadev Soren alias Pravesh, who carried a bounty of ₹1 crore - were killed during a joint operation by police and security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Monday. The encounter took place around 6 a.m. in the Panitiri jungle under Girhor police station limits, near the Bokaro-Giridih border. Security forces recovered the bodies of Soren and two other Maoists after an exchange of fire. According to offici...