Top Maoist leader Misir Besra arrested in Jharkhand with Rs 2.2 crore bountyJharkhand Police arrested CPI (Maoist) politburo member Misir Besra, carrying a bounty of Rs 2.2 crore and wanted in 175 cases. A resident of Madnadih village in Giridih district, Besra was the “only active top-ranking CPI (Maoist) politburo member”, the DGP said. “The top Maoist carried a combined bounty of Rs 2.20 crore, announced by the Jharkhand and Odisha governments. He played a key role in expanding the Maoist network in Jharkhand and neighbouring states, another officer said. The arrests came hours after 16 Maoists, including six carrying a combined bounty of Rs 39 lakh, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police.