Jamshedpur, Dec. 19 -- A 15-year-old Maoist from Jamda in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, allegedly involved in the loot of 4,000 kgs of explosives inside Saranda Forests, has surrendered before the Rourkela DIG Brijesh Roy and SP Nitesh Badhwani and handed over a 9 mm carbine gun on Thursday evening, police said on Friday.

"The minor Naxalite had joined the CPI (Maoist) squad of Mochu, also known as Mehnat, Bibhishan, and Kamba Murmu, carrying a bounty of Rs.15 lakh and active in the Saranda Forests, at the age of just 12, in 2022, lured by two other Naxalites, Rappa and Gunga. He was active with Mochu's squad in Chotanagra, Baliba, Tirilposi, Lylore, Jamardihi, Jojodera, and other areas in Saranda and Kolhan forests," Brijesh Roy,...