RANCHI: Ten members of the CPI (Maoist), including four women, surrendered before Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta in Chaibasa on Thursday during a mass surrender programme organised by the state police and the CRPF under the Jharkhand government’s Maoist surrender and rehabilitation policy.
The surrender came a day after Gupta, speaking in Gumla, said Maoists would “not be able to see the dawn of 2026” and appealed to them to lay down arms. Officials said the cadres were reportedly influenced by the government’s rehabilitation policy in their decision to surrender.
The surrendered members include CPI (Maoist) area committee member Rando Boipai alias Kranti Boipai, Gardi Koda, John alias Johan Purti, Nirso Sidu alias Asha, Ghonor Devgam, Gomeya Koda alias Tarzan, Kaira Koda, Kairi Kayam alias Gulanchi, Savitri Gope alias Muturi alias Football, and Pradeep Singh Munda. Six of the surrendered cadres are men and four are women.
Officials noted that Maoist activity is now largely limited to the Saranda forests, where a handful of cadres are reportedly hiding and have planted thousands of IEDs. Security forces face challenges in the area due to these explosives.
Since November 2022, Jharkhand Police and the CRPF have launched joint operations in Kolhan and Saranda forests based on intelligence about the presence of senior Maoist leaders, including Misir Besra, a CPI (Maoist) commander with a Rs 1 crore bounty on his head.
According to police data, 9,631 operations have been conducted in West Singhbhum district since 2022, resulting in the arrest of 175 Maoists, 10 killed in encounters, and recovery of large quantities of explosives, weapons, cartridges, and other materials. New police camps have also been established in the past three years in extremist-affected areas to maintain security and restrict Maoist influence.
Officials described the surrender of 10 cadres at one time as one of the largest in recent years.