In a major breakthrough, nine militants of the banned Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) surrendered before police and security forces in Jharkhand&rsquo;s Latehar district on Monday, officials confirmed.
Among those who laid down arms were four sub-zonal commanders, each carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, and another militant with a Rs 3 lakh reward. The rest were wanted in several Left-Wing Extremism-related cases.
According to officials, this is the first time in Jharkhand&rsquo;s history that such a large number of JJMP cadres have surrendered together.
The ultras handed over a significant cache of arms and ammunition, including five AK-47 rifles, several other firearms, and hundreds of live cartridges. Police maintained that with this development, JJMP has been virtually wiped out from the Latehar region.
Those who surrendered include JJMP&rsquo;s top zonal commander, Ravindra Yadav, who faces 14 cases and carried a Rs 5 lakh bounty. He surrendered with two AK-47s, three rifles, and 1,241 cartridges.
Another senior cadre, sub-zonal commander Akhilesh Ravindra Yadav, who also had a Rs 5 lakh reward and 10 cases against him, gave up arms with an AK-47 and 256 cartridges.
Other sub-zonal commanders who surrendered were Baldev Ganjhu (nine cases, Rs 5 lakh reward), Mukesh Ram Yadav (21 cases, Rs 5 lakh reward), and Pawan alias Ram Prasad (Rs 3 lakh bounty).
Area Commander Dhruv, wanted in three cases, surrendered with a rifle, while fellow commanders Shravan Singh (AK-47, a rifle, and 131 cartridges) and Mukesh Ganjhu (AK-47 and 154 cartridges) also joined the surrender.
The ceremony at Latehar Police Headquarters was attended by CRPF IG Saket Singh, IG (Operations) Michaelraj S, Palamu IG Sunil Bhaskar, DIG Naushad Alam, Latehar SP Kumar Gaurav, and senior CRPF officials.
Police attributed the mass surrender to sustained anti-Maoist operations and the state government&rsquo;s rehabilitation policy.
In recent months, several senior JJMP commanders have also surrendered, including Lovelesh Ganjhu (Rs 5 lakh reward) and Pramod, Palendra, and Tulsi Ganjhu (Rs 1 lakh each).
Since January 2025, Latehar police have arrested 75 Maoists and conducted multiple successful operations.
On May 24, JJMP leader Pappu Lohara (Rs 10 lakh reward) and Sudesh Ganjhu alias Prabhat (Rs 5 lakh reward) were killed in an encounter. Just two days later, on May 26, sub-zonal commander Manish Yadav (Rs 5 lakh reward) was neutralised, while top cadre Kundan (Rs 10 lakh reward) was arrested. [Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed]

Nine JJMP Militants Surrender With Weapons

Four sub-zonal commanders among nine Maoists surrendering with AK-47s and ammunition

Nine JJMP Militants Surrender With Weapons

Four sub-zonal commanders among nine Maoists surrendering with AK-47s and ammunition

September 1, 2025 | 20:11 IST