THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Sukma, March 26: In a significant development, nine Naxalites, including six women, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Wednesday, police said.
Collectively carrying a reward of ₹26 lakh on their heads, they gave up arms due to growing dissatisfaction with the hollow and inhuman ideology of the Maoists and increasing internal conflicts within the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan stated that heightened security operations, the establishment of police camps in remote areas, and the state government’s ‘Niyad Nellanar (Your Good Village)’ scheme, aimed at fostering development in interior villages, played a crucial role in their decision to surrender.
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Among those who surrendered, Bandu alias Bandi Madkam (22), a member of the Maoists’ People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) company no. 2, had an ₹8 lakh bounty on his head and was allegedly involved in the 2020 Minpa ambush that killed 17 security personnel.
Area committee members Mase alias Vetti Kanni (45) and Padam Sammi (32) carried a reward of ₹5 lakh each, while a woman and three men had bounties of ₹2 lakh each.
The surrendered Naxalites, who were also linked to multiple attacks on security forces, were provided ₹25,000 each as immediate assistance and will be rehabilitated under the government’s surrender policy.
The surrender was facilitated by personnel from Chintalnar police station, the District Reserve Guard, the Intelligence Branch, and the CRPF, including its elite CoBRA unit.
