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As galore arsenic 52 Maoists, 49 of them carrying a corporate bounty of implicit ₹1.41 crore, surrendered earlier the constabulary successful Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur territory connected Thursday (January 15, 2026), a elder authoritative said.
The surrendered cadres, including 21 women, were progressive successful Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), Andhra-Odisha Border part and Bhamragarh country committee (Maharashtra) of Maoists, they said.
They turned themselves successful earlier elder constabulary and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials present nether the “Poona” Margem (from rehabilitation to societal reintegration) initiative, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said.
According to the official, the cadres besides said that they were impressed by the State government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy.
Of them, Lakkhu Karam, alias Anil (32), a divisional committee member, and platoon enactment committee members Laxmi Madvi (28) and Chinni Sodhi, alias Shanti (28), carried a reward of ₹8 lakh each, helium said.
Thirteen different cadres carried a bounty of ₹5 lakh each, 19 cadres ₹2 lakh each and 14 cadres ₹1 lakh each, helium said, adding that 49 of the 52 surrendered Maoists carried a corporate reward of ₹1.41 crore.
All the surrendered Maoists volition beryllium provided an contiguous assistance of ₹50,000 each and rehabilitated arsenic per the government’s policy, helium added.
On Wednesday (January 14, 2026), 29 Maoists surrendered successful the neighbouring Sukma district. Earlier, 63 Maoists surrendered successful the neighbouring Dantewada territory connected January 8, portion 26 cadres shunned unit and joined the mainstream successful Sukma connected January 7.
More than 1,500 Maoists surrendered successful the State successful 2025.
The Centre has resolved to destruct Naxalism from the state by March 31 this year.
