CoBRA and Jharkhand Police kill ₹1 crore bounty Maoist Sahdev Soren in Hazaribagh
CRPF's CoBRA battalion and Jharkhand Police neutralised Central Committee member Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh, who carried a ₹1 crore bounty, and two other Maoists in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on 15 September 2025.
Summary
The CoBRA battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police carried out an anti-Naxal operation in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on 15 September 2025. Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh, a Central Committee member of the CPI (Maoist) carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore, was neutralised in the operation. Security forces also eliminated two other Maoists with bounties, Raghunath Hembram alias Chanchal and Birsen Ganjhu alias Ramkhelawan. Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the operation and said that after it, Naxalism had been completely eradicated from the Bokaro region of northern Jharkhand.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 15 Sep 2025, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
- Forces
- CRPF CoBRA battalion and Jharkhand Police
- Key Maoist
- Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh, Central Committee member, ₹1 crore bounty
- Others killed
- Raghunath Hembram, Birsen Ganjhu
- Claim
- Bokaro region of northern Jharkhand free of Naxalism (Amit Shah)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which district of Jharkhand did CoBRA and Jharkhand Police neutralise Maoist Central Committee member Sahdev Soren on 15 September 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Hazaribagh
The anti-Naxal operation in which Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh (₹1 crore bounty) was neutralised took place in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
The CoBRA battalions, which led the Hazaribagh operation of 15 September 2025, belong to which force?
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Correct answer: B — Central Reserve Police Force
The operation was carried out by the CoBRA battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) together with Jharkhand Police.