Major Anti-Maoist Operation on Jharkhand-Odisha Border; Misir Besra's Team Surrounded

• Security forces launched a major anti-Maoist operation in the dense Saranda forest on the Jharkhand-Odisha border.
• The operation targets notorious Maoist leader Misir Besra and his estimated 41-member squad.
• Intelligence indicated Misir Besra's presence, leading to the cordoning off of the area and a search operation.
• Firing exchanged between security forces and Maoists after the forces reached the suspected area.
• Misir Besra carries a reward of over one crore rupees; security forces have intensified the search in the cordoned-off area.