Twenty-seven Maoists, including sub-zonal and area commanders, surrendered in Ranchi under Operation Navjeevan. Jharkhand DGP Tadasha Mishra said they will be rehabilitated
A Maoist carrying a ₹5 lakh bounty, Mukhdev alias Mukesh Yadav of the TSPC, was killed in an encounter in Jharkhand’s Palamu. Security forces recovered an INSAS rifle, intensifying operations against Maoists after recent deadly clashes in Palamu and Chaibasa