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Fifteen Maoists, including Special Zonal Committee-level subordinate Vikas, surrendered earlier information unit successful Mahasamund territory connected Sunday (March 1, 2026), Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said.
According to police, the surrendered cadres, including 9 women, belonged to the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund part of Maoists and were progressive on the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border.
Mr. Sharma, who holds the Home portfolio, termed the improvement arsenic a important measurement nether the State government's rehabilitation policy.
"Today's rehabilitation is precise important. Fifteen Naxalites from the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund part person surrendered. Only 15 members were near successful this division, and each of them person present laid down arms," helium told reporters successful Raipur.
Among those who surrendered was Vikas, a Special Zonal Committee-level member. He was serving arsenic the caput of the West Sub-Zonal helping of the Maoist organisation.
The surrendered cadres included six men and 9 women. They turned themselves successful with a cache of weapons, including 3 AK-47 rifles, 2 Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs), 2 INSAS rifles and 3 .303 rifles, Mr. Sharma said.
Officials said that the radical had established interaction with information forces connected Wednesday night, anterior to formally surrendering.
According to officials, successful the past 2 years, 532 Maoists were killed, much than 2,700 person surrendered, and arsenic galore arsenic 2,000 were arrested successful Chhattisgarh.
The Centre has resolved to destruct Maoism from the state by March 31 this year.
