New Delhi, July 29 -- Misir Besra, the last active Politburo and Central Committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist), was arrested in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Tuesday.

Besra, who carried a reward of more than Rs.1 crore, was apprehended in a joint operation by the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Jharkhand Police, CRPF and Jharkhand Jaguar in the Maniadih area near the Dhanbad-Giridih border.

His arrest effectively brings an end to the active Politburo leadership of the CPI (Maoist), according to security officials, Hindustan Times reported.

A native of Pirtaand in Jharkhand, Besra joined the Maoist movement nearly four decades ago while studying in college in Dhanbad. According to reports, he was drawn into the insurgency through the ...