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Twelve Maoists carrying a corporate bounty of ₹46 lakh surrendered earlier the constabulary successful Chhattisgarh's Bijapur territory connected Thursday (February 5, 2026), a elder authoritative said.
The cadres, including 8 women, belonging to the 'south sub zonal buro' of Maoists, turned themselves successful earlier elder constabulary officials present nether the Bastar police's 'Poona Margem' (from rehabilitation to societal reintegration) initiative, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said.
They were besides impressed by the State government's surrender and rehabilitation policy, the authoritative said.
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Of them, Somadu Madkam (42), a divisional committee subordinate and successful complaint of the Katekalyan country committee of Maoists, Hungi Kunjam (19), and Payaki Kunjam (22), some enactment members of antithetic units, carried a reward of ₹8 lakh each.
Three different cadres carried a bounty of ₹5 lakh each, 1 cadre ₹2 lakh and 5 cadres ₹1 lakh each, helium said.
They besides surrendered an AK-47 rifle, 2 Self Loading Rifles (SLRs), 250 gelatin sticks, 400 detonators, 1 integrative drum filled with gunpowder and 1 bundle of cordex wire, the authoritative said.
All the surrendered Maoists volition beryllium provided with contiguous assistance of ₹50,000 each and volition beryllium further rehabilitated arsenic per the government's policy, helium added.
In Bijapur, 888 Maoists person shunned unit and returned to the mainstream, portion 1,163 were arrested and 231 killed successful abstracted encounters since January 1, 2024, the authoritative said.
Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj Pattilingam, said the Maoist organisation is rapidly heading towards its end.
Due to the constitution of information camps successful distant and inaccessible areas, improved roadworthy connectivity, continuous palmy anti-Naxal operations, and the effectual scope of the government's improvement schemes, the outlawed organisation's basal country has been continuously shrinking, helium said.
Appealing to the remaining Maoist cadres to surrender, the IG said the way of unit leads lone to destruction, suffering and darkness, portion the 'Poona Margem' run paves the mode for peace, a dignified beingness and a affirmative future.
"Lay down your arms and instrumentality to the mainstream. The work for your unafraid aboriginal and gathering a caller beingness rests with some the authorities and society," helium added.
With this surrender, much than 220 Maoists person laid down their arms truthful acold this twelvemonth successful the state.
On January 15, arsenic galore arsenic 52 Naxalites surrendered successful Bijapur district. More than 1,500 Maoists surrendered successful the State past year. The Centre has resolved to destruct Naxalism from the state by March 31 this year.
