Pappu Lohra, the chief of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), was killed in a gunfight with police in Latehar, along with his second-in-command, Prabhat Ganjhu, as part of an intensified crackdown on Maoist groups. Their deaths follow the recent elimination of CPI (Maoist) chief Nambala Keshava Rao, indicating a significant blow to the Maoist factions in the region. Police operations continue against various splinter groups, and Pappu’s killing is seen as a measure of justice for his involvement in past violent incidents, including the murder of a deputy commandant in 2021.
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