Wanted Gang Leader Surrenders Before Jharkhand Police With Two Associates, Weapons

The chief of the Jhangur Group, an organised crime syndicate active in Jharkhand, surrendered before police on Saturday along with two associates and a cache of weapons. Ramdev Uraon, the gang’s leader who carried a reward of ₹5 lakh on his head, gave himself up before a joint team of Ranchi and Gumla police at the Ranchi-Gumla border area. Two active members of the organisation, Prasad Uraon and Subas Uraon, surrendered alongside him.

All three expressed their desire to return to the mainstream, citing the Jharkhand government’s surrender policy as the motivating factor behind their decision.

Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan had received intelligence that Ramdev Uraon was present near the Ranchi-Gumla border region along with his associates and was preparing to surrender. Acting on this information, a special team was constituted under the leadership of the Rural Superintendent of Police, with Deputy Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar of Bedo leading the team on the ground. Gumla Police simultaneously activated their own team and launched a parallel operation in the border zone.

When the joint teams reached the area, the three men identified themselves as members of the Jhangur Group and laid down their arms.

Police recovered the following from the surrendered criminals: one automatic weapon, one SLR rifle, two magazines, and 45 live cartridges.

According to police records, Ramdev Uraon is a resident of Devragan village under the Bishunpur police station area of Gumla district. He had been wanted for a considerable period and had approximately 29 FIRs registered against him across various cases, including murder, kidnapping, extortion, violations of the Arms Act, and criminal conspiracy.

Senior police officials described the surrender as a significant achievement, stating that it deals a serious blow to the organised criminal network operating in the region. They also expressed hope that the development would inspire others still involved in crime and insurgency to lay down arms and return to mainstream society through the state government’s surrender policy.