Jailed Maoist leader Prashant Bose dies

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Top Maoist person Prashant Bose, who had been jailed successful Jharkhand for the past 4 years, died successful State-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) successful Ranchi connected Friday (April 3, 2026), constabulary said.

The Maoist leader, who was amended known arsenic 'Kishan da', was implicit 80 years old.

"The wellness information of Bose, who had been lodged successful Birsa Munda Jail, deteriorated this morning, but helium died during treatment. The nonstop origin of his decease is yet to beryllium ascertained," Ranchi SSP Rakesh Ranjan told PTI.

Bose, who besides went by aliases 'Manish' and 'Buddha', was arrested on with his woman Sheela Marandi from Seraikela-Kharsawan territory connected November 12, 2021. He was carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore connected his caput astatine the clip of his arrest.

He was the mastermind of much than 100 incidents of onslaught and arson successful respective states, including Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Bose was an progressive subordinate of the cardinal committee, politburo and cardinal subject committee of the banned outfit Communist Party of India (CPI) (Maoist).

Jharkhand had successful August 2018 announced a reward of ₹1 crore connected the caput of Bose, who hails from West Bengal. Other States, too, had declared rewards.

He was successful complaint of Maoist activities successful respective States successful the East and was believed to person been operating from Saranda forests.

Published - April 04, 2026 10:40 americium IST

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