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Four Maoists, including 2 women, carrying cumulative rewards of ₹8 lakh, surrendered on with their weapons successful Chhattisgarh’s Sukma territory connected Friday (January 30, 2026), a elder constabulary authoritative said.
The cadres, who belonged to the Kistaram country committee of the southbound Bastar part of Maoists, turned themselves successful present nether the state’s ‘Poona Margem (from rehabilitation to societal reintegration) initiative, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P said.
The Maoists told the constabulary that they were impressed by the State government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy, helium said.
Of the surrendered cadres, Sodhi Joga, an country committee member, carried a reward of ₹5 lakh. The others, Dabar Ganga, alias Madkam Ganga, Sodhi Raje, and Madvi Budhari, carried a bounty of ₹1 lakh each, helium said.
They besides handed implicit 1 Insas rifle, a Single Loading Rifle (SLR), 1 .303 firearm and a .315 rifle, and ammunition, helium said, adding that constabulary from Sukma territory and Alluri Sitarama Raju territory (Andhra Pradesh) played a cardinal relation successful their surrender.
The recently established information camps successful the Kistaram and Golapalli areas of Sukma, improved roadworthy connectivity, and the occurrence of continuous and effectual anti-Naxal operations person resulted successful predominant surrender of cadres successful the region, helium said.
These information camps person helped curb Maoist activities, and their country of escaped question has been importantly reduced, helium said.
The surrendered cadres volition beryllium provided with rehabilitation, fiscal assistance, and different facilities arsenic per authorities policy, helium added.
Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan appealed to each the remaining Maoist cadres progressive successful the country to springiness up violence, assuring them that the authorities would supply them information and a dignified life.
With this surrender, implicit 200 Maoists person laid down arms truthful acold this twelvemonth successful the state.
On January 15, arsenic galore arsenic 52 Maoists surrendered successful neighbouring Bijapur district. More than 1,500 Maoists joined the mainstream successful the State successful 2025.
The Centre has resolved to destruct Maoism from the state by March 31 this year.
