Bihar’s ‘final Naxal’: Give up that ‘introduced Maoist exercise to finish’ within the stats

4 min learnPatnaFeb 19, 2026 07:40 AM IST

Organised Maoist presence in Bihar has come to an finish, officers stated, after the give up of what they stated was the final energetic, armed Maoist within the state.

Suresh Koda, alias Mustakim, who carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh, surrendered earlier than the Bihar Police’s Particular Job Pressure (STF) and the Deputy Inspector Normal of Police, Munger, on Tuesday.

Director Normal of Operations and STF Kundan Krishnan stated Koda, a resident of Paisra village underneath Ladaiyatand police station in Munger district, surrendered with unlawful firearms and ammunition. “He had been absconding for the previous 25 years and was an energetic member of the SAC (Particular Space Committee). A complete of 60 Maoist-related circumstances have been registered in opposition to him throughout Munger, Lakhisarai and Jamui districts,” the STF chief stated.

Bihar’s ‘last Naxal’: Surrender that ‘brought Maoist activity to end’ in state

The STF attributed the give up to sustained anti-Maoist operations and coordinated motion with paramilitary forces within the hilly and distant areas of Munger, which had lengthy been affected by Maoist actions.
Krishnan stated that Maoist squads have been eradicated from Munger and the remainder of Bihar, rendering the state “Naxal-free”. This comes forward of a deadline set by Union Residence Minister Amit Shah to remove Left-wing extremism from the nation by the top of March.

DG Krishnan famous that steady operations and stress, together with the state authorities’s give up and rehabilitation coverage, influenced Koda’s determination.

The event follows the give up on December 28, final 12 months, of three Maoist commanders — Bahadur Koda (sub-zonal commander), Narayan Koda (zonal commander), and Binod Koda alias Bino Koda. Narayan and Bahadur had surrendered with two INSAS rifles, 4 SLR rifles, round 500 rounds of dwell ammunition and 10 walkie-talkies. On July 27, 2025, one other energetic squad member, Bhola Koda alias Vikas alias Rohit Koda, had additionally surrendered.

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Krishnan stated sustained motion in Munger had pressured Maoist squads to vacate the world and search shelter elsewhere. In subsequent encounters in numerous components of Jharkhand, a number of Maoists, together with Pravesh Da alias Sahdev Soren, Arvind Yadav alias Alok Ji alias Netaji, and Dunni Lal alias Tuntun, have been killed.

“Suresh Koda is accused of involvement in a sequence of violent incidents over the previous twenty years. These embody the killing of a village chowkidar in Dharhara police station limits in 2008 and one other in Jamui’s Charakapatthar space in 2010. He’s additionally alleged to have been concerned within the 2012 bombing of the Khaira block workplace and arson of official data and a truck, and the 2014 burning of a JCB machine close to Nabinagar Balughat in Jamui, together with the kidnapping of labourers,” the STF chief stated.

In 2017, Koda was named within the homicide of Sunil Yadav, husband of a deputy mukhiya, in Lakhisarai’s Kajra space. “The next 12 months, he was allegedly concerned in a number of killings, arson assaults on autos, abductions of labourers, and the killing of an SSB jawan,” Krishnan stated.

Incidents in 2019 included alleged murders in Lakhisarai’s Chanan space and encounters with STF and CoBRA items. In 2020, Maoists planted an IED within the Piribazar space and engaged safety forces in encounters close to Haramkunda (Garam Pania). Additional circumstances in 2021 and 2022 relate to homicide, abduction, extortion, arson and assaults on safety personnel throughout anti-Naxal operations.

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Throughout the give up, two INSAS rifles, one AK-47, one AK-56, 505 rounds of ammunition (together with INSAS, SLR and AK-47 cartridges), and 10 magazines have been recovered.

Beneath the state’s surrender-cum-rehabilitation scheme, Koda will probably be eligible for Rs 3 lakh because the declared reward, Rs 5 lakh as incentive help, and Rs 3.6 lakh as vocational coaching allowance over 36 months. A further Rs 71,515 will probably be supplied as an incentive for the surrendered weapons and ammunition.

The STF stated additional motion is being taken to increase advantages underneath the rehabilitation coverage to Koda and his household.

Himanshu Harsh is a Correspondent with The Indian Categorical, at present main on-the-ground protection in Bihar. With a reporting profession rooted within the complexities of the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR), Himanshu specializes within the crucial intersection of legislation, crime, and civic governance.

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