Ranchi, Oct 8, 2025

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday sought a detailed status report from the state government in connection with the alleged fake surrender of 514 tribal youths who were falsely branded as Maoists.

The matter came up for hearing before a division bench of Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar, which directed the government to submit its report by the next hearing on November 20.

The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Jharkhand Council for Democratic Rights, which has accused senior police and administrative officials of orchestrating a massive fake surrender operation to inflate anti-Naxal achievements and gain recognition and awards from the Union Home Ministry.

According to the petition, 514 tribal youths fr

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