Raipur: Fifty Maoists, together with 14 with a cumulative bounty of ₹68 lakh, surrendered earlier than police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the state.
Based on police, among the many Maoists who surrendered, six had a bounty of ₹8 lakh every, three carried ₹5 lakh rewards, and 5 had bounties of ₹1 lakh. (Representational picture)
The rebels laid down their arms earlier than senior officers of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Pressure (CRPF). Based on Bijapur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jitendra Kumar Yadav, they cited disillusionment with the Maoist ideology, inner conflicts, and exploitation of tribals by senior cadres as causes for his or her give up.
The federal government’s ‘Niya Nellanar’ (Your Good Village) initiative, which gives primary facilities in distant areas, additionally performed a key function of their determination, he added.
Amongst those that surrendered, six had a bounty of ₹8 lakh every, three carried ₹5 lakh rewards, and 5 had bounties of ₹1 lakh. The give up was facilitated by the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar Fighters, Particular Job Pressure (STF), CRPF, and its elite CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Motion) unit. The surrendered Naxalites will probably be rehabilitated as per the federal government’s coverage for reintegration into mainstream society, officers mentioned.
The mass give up comes simply hours earlier than PM Modi’s scheduled go to to Chhattisgarh, the place he would lay the muse stone and inaugurate growth initiatives price over ₹33,700 crore.
In the meantime, safety forces achieved one other main success on Saturday, eliminating 18 Naxals, together with 11 girls, in encounters in Sukma and Bijapur districts of the Bastar area. The operations are a part of the continuing mission to eradicate Naxalism by March 31, 2026.
With these current operations, 134 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh this 12 months, of which 118 have been within the Bastar division. In 2024, a complete of 792 Maoists surrendered throughout the seven districts of Bastar, in line with police data.