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Ten Maoists including six women, collectively carrying a reward of ₹33 lakh, surrendered successful Chhattisgarh's Sukma territory connected Friday (December 12, 2025), constabulary said.
With this, a full of 263 Maoists person discontinue unit successful the territory this year, said Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan.
The cadres surrendered successful the beingness of elder police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and territory officials present nether the police's ‘Poona Margem’ (From Rehabilitation to Social Reintegration) initiative, helium said.
They besides handed implicit an AK-47 rifle, 2 Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs), a Stengun and a Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL). These weapons carried a full reward of ₹8 lakh for their seizure, the SP said.
Of the surrendered cadres, Midiam Bhima (30), a institution platoon commandant of the Maoists, carried a reward of ₹8 lakh.
Ganga Kunjam (22), Lekam Rama, Tati Soni (32) and Shanti Sodhi (21) carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh each, portion Madvi Navin (20), Madvi Rukni (24), Oyam Mangli (22), Podiyam Mangi (20) and Madvi Gangi (19) carried a reward of ₹1 lakh each, Mr. Chavan said.
The fig of surrenders successful the caller past shows that the process of trust, bid and improvement is steadily gaining momentum successful the region, the constabulary authoritative said.
Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj Pattilingam said successful the past 11 months astatine slightest 1,514 Maoists person laid down their arms successful Bastar region.
The remaining Maoists, including Politburo subordinate Devji, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee subordinate Pappa Rao, Deva (Barse Deva) and others person nary enactment but to renounce violence, helium added.
Around 2,400 Maoists person surrendered successful Chhattisgarh successful the past 2 years, arsenic per constabulary data.
