JJMP sub-zonal commander surrenders in Latehar
Lavlesh Ganjhu (34) alias Lovekesh was wanted in 50 criminal cases and carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head, the police said. Ganjhu surrendered before
Palamu IG Sunil Bhaskar, Latehar SP Kumar Gaurav and senior CPRF officials without any weapon. Gaurav said he had left the outfit. Lavlesh was only second to Pappu Lohra, the outfit's chief who was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Latehar earlier this year, and surrendered due to the constant offensive which was being mounted against the outlawed group in recent months, the police said.
Lavlesh joined the Maoists in 2008 but left the same year. He then joined TSPC only to leave it again after some months. After being inactive for nearly a decade, Lavlesh joined JJMP in 2017, the police said in a statement.
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