In a statement issued to the press today, Jharkhand State Police (JSP) announced that they have arrested CPI (Maoist) Regional Committee Member Ravindra Ganjhu in Latehar district.
According to the JSP statement, they received intelligence inputs that Mr. Ganjhu was hiding in Latehar district, either to execute a major incident or to meet his squad. Acting on this information, a joint team of Latehar District Police (LDP) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans launched a combing operation, cordoned off the area, and apprehended Mr. Ganjhu.
According to the JSP statement, an AK-56 rifle, a pistol and a large quantity of ammunition were recovered from Mr. Ganjhu’s possession. The press release went on to say that Mr. Ganjhu’s capture had remained a challenge for security personnel for years while he was operating underground and allegedly overseeing Maoist activities in the region, and that he was wanted in connection with several Maoist-related cases.
The JSP statement claimed that Mr. Ganjhu played a pivotal role in most major Maoist attacks that occurred prior to 2019 across the Latehar, Lohardaga and Mccluskieganj area of Ranchi, and that various security agencies had been monitoring his activities for a long time.
As per the JSP press report Mr. Ganjhu first came to attention of the authorities following the Lukaiya ambush. He was purported to have orchestrated an ambush on security forces in the Lukaiya area, located on the inter-district border of Lohardaga and Latehar, resulting in the deaths of four security personnel. Following this incident, a massive operation named ‘Operation Double Bull’ was launched in February 2022 to apprehend Mr. Ganjhu, but he managed to evade security forces and operate freely up until now.
According to the JSP report, Mr. Ganjhu was said to be the last remaining top-ranking Maoist leader active in the region.
Source : https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/13/jharkhand-police-arrest-top-maoist-leader-ravindra-ganjhu-in-major-anti-naxal-breakthrough