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Senior Maoist commandant Chelluru Narayana Rao, alias Somanna, addresses the media aft surrendering earlier Andhra Pradesh Police successful Vijayawada connected Monday (March30). | Photo Credit: G. N. RAO
Nine members of the banned CPI-(Maoist), including enactment Central Committee subordinate (CCM) and caput Andhra Odisha Border Special Economic Zone (AOBSZC) Chelluri Narayana Rao alias Suresh, surrendered earlier Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta present connected Monday (March 30).
Just a time earlier the Centre has acceptable the deadline for elimination of Maoism successful the state (March 31, 2026), the DGP said 9 Maoists including the enactment CCM and AOBSZC caput surrendered and gave up their arms.
Mr. Harish Kumar Gupta declared Andhra Pradesh a Naxal-free State, and that determination were nary Maoists operating successful the State.
Along with Chelluri Narayana Rao, institution platoon commandant Kartam Lachhu, country committee subordinate Podium Raje alias Rame and different enactment cadres Kartam Adame alias Nangi, Muchaki Masa alias Ajith, Madvi Jogi alias Rukuni, Muchaki Laxman alias Lakma, Madivi Adama and Kadithi Hurre alias Urra, joined successful the mainstream.
They surrendered earlier the constabulary with an INSAS rifle, 2 BGL weapons, 5 303, 5 SBBL and six azygous changeable rifles, 7 BGL shells, 22 ammunition, 13 detonators, 5 gelatin sticks and 13 antheral packs , the DGP said astatine a property league present connected Monday.
The surrendered Maoist CCM was progressive successful the sidesplitting of MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao, erstwhile MLA Siveri Someswara Rao successful 2018, and execution of Circle Inspector Muddada Gandhi, his idiosyncratic information serviceman and a constabulary constable successful 2001, Mr. Harish Kumar Gupta said.
Mr. Narayana Rao was carrying a reward of ₹25 lakh connected his head, portion Kartam Lachhu was carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh.
Kartam Lachhu was progressive successful Tekkulaguda ambush successful April 2021, successful which 22 constabulary were killed and onslaught connected Dharmavaram campy successful 2024, and Elamagunda campy onslaught successful 2023, the DGP explained.
Mr. Harish Kumar Gupta, on with Additional DGP (Law and Order) N. Madhusudhana Reddy, ADGP (Intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Laddha, Inspector General of Police (IGP-Special Intelligence Branch) P.H.D. Ramakrishna, handed implicit ₹20,000 arsenic contiguous alleviation to the surrendered Maoists.
