Ranchi: Jharkhand Police arrested Misir Besra, a politburo member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and one of the country’s most wanted Left Wing Extremist leaders, in Dhanbad district on Tuesday, officials said. ADVERTISEMENTA native of Giridih district, Besra was the only Maoist politburo member from Jharkhand and had remained underground for years. Reports have indicated that he faced 154 criminal cases and was wanted in Jharkhand, Odisha and other Maoist-affected states. Police said the surrendered group included one Regional Committee Member, three Zonal Committee Members, three Sub-Zonal Committee Members, six Area Committee Members and three cadre members. So far in 2026, 93 Maoists have been arrested, 45 have surrendered and 22 extremists have been killed in encounters.