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title: "₹2.20 Crore Bounty Maoist Commander Asim Mandal Surrenders to Kolkata STF in Massive Blow to Insurgency"
url: https://mediathepower.com/%e2%82%b92-20-crore-bounty-maoist-commander-asim-mandal-surrenders-to-kolkata-stf-in-massive-blow-to-insurgency/
date: 2026-09-17
modified: 2026-09-17
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author: "Rajiv Singh"
description: "NEW DELHI-In a massive blow to the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) network, Asim Mandal—the only active top-tier Maoist commander from Jharkhand carrying a staggering combined bounty of ₹2.20 crore—surrendered before the..."
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# ₹2.20 Crore Bounty Maoist Commander Asim Mandal Surrenders to Kolkata STF in Massive Blow to Insurgency

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NEW DELHI-In a massive blow to the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) network, Asim Mandal—the only active top-tier Maoist commander from Jharkhand carrying a staggering combined bounty of ₹2.20 crore—surrendered before the Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday morning. Mandal, who operated under multiple aliases including Akash, Timir, Manoj, Deepak, and Rakesh, was one of the most wanted insurgent leaders in the red corridor [1]. The Jharkhand government had placed a ₹1 crore reward on his head, while the Odisha government had announced a separate bounty of ₹1.20 crore due to his extensive cross-border operations.

**The Operation:** The surrender follows a period of highly intensified anti-Maoist campaigns launched by security forces across Jharkhand and neighboring states
**Criminal Record:** Mandal faces at least **55 criminal cases** registered across various police stations for high-profile insurgent activities
**Area of Influence:** He was a dominant figure in the strategic **Saranda forest area**, a heavily forested zone that has historically served as a crucial operational headquarters and hideout for Maoist cadres
**Origin:** Originally a native of Uttara Phulchuk village under the Chandrakona police station limits in **West Medinipur, West Bengal**, Mandal’s surrender marks a major breakdown in the regional leadership hierarchy of the banned outfit

Intel sources state that the surrender is a definitive turning point, effectively crippling the remaining leadership structure of the Maoist organization in the Jharkhand-Odisha-Bengal trijunction.

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