Ranchi, April 3 -- Naxalite leader Prashant Bose, who carried a bounty of one crore rupees and was lodged in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Jail, passed away on Thursday.

The top CPI Maoist leader breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, authorities said.

According to RIMS Superintendent Dr. Hiren Birua, the 82-year-old Bose was suffering from multiple ailments and was being treated in jail. When his condition worsened, he was moved to RIMS, where he died this morning.

Jharkhand police had arrested Bose and his wife Sheela Marandi, who is also a member of CPI Maoist, in November 2021.

The two were arrested along with four other active members, who were also arrested on November 12, Amol Vinukant Ho...