- By PTI
- Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:29 PM (IST)
- Source:PTI
Fifty Naxalites, including 14 with a cumulative reward of Rs 68 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, a police official said. They laid down arms in front of senior officials of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), he added.
"They surrendered citing the hollow and inhuman Maoist ideology, exploitation of tribals by senior cadres of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) as well as differences brewing within the movement. They are also impressed by security forces setting up camps and the 'Niya Nellanar' (your good village) scheme under which forces and the administration are providing basic amenities in remote areas," Bijapur Senior Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said.
"Of the 50 who surrendered, six carry rewards of Rs 8 lakh each, which three have bounties of Rs 5 lakh each. Five have rewards of Rs 1 lakh each on their heads. The District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar Fighters, Special Task Force (STF), CRPF and its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) played a key role in their surrender," Yadav said.
They will rehabilitated as per the government's policy for Naxalites leaving the movement and joining the mainstream, the SP added. The surrender comes hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state.
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Following two major encounters in Sukma, 50 Naxalites have reached the Bijapur SP office to surrender. They will formally surrender before the SP, DIG, CRPF, and other police officials shortly. The surrendered Naxalites collectively carry a total reward of… pic.twitter.com/8YZNv9lhAF
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He will lay the foundation stone, initiate the commencement of work and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects of more than Rs 33,700 crore.
Incidentally, security forces gunned down 18 Naxals, including 11 women, in twin encounters in Chhattisgarh's Sukma and Bijapur districts in the Bastar region on Saturday, recording a major success in the mission to eradicate Naxalism before March 31, 2026.
With the latest successes, 134 Naxalites have been gunned down in separate encounters in the state so far this year. Of them, 118 were eliminated in the Bastar division. In 2024, a total of 792 Naxalites had surrendered in Bastar region, comprising seven districts, as per police.
(Note: Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Jagran English staff. Credit: PTI)
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