41 Maoists with a cumulative bounty of Rs 1.19 crore surrender in Bijapur
RAIPUR: A total of 41 Maoist cadres carrying a cumulative award of Rs 1.19 crore surrendered in an edgy district of Bijapur, about 400 km south of Raipur, on Wednesday. Twelve among the 41 are women cadres who took a decision to renounce the armed and violent ideology of CPI (Maoist), joined the path of peace and progress under the Poona Margham - Rehabilitation to Rebirth initiative in Bastar division, the police said. As many as 39 Maoist cadres were from the South Sub-Zonal Bureau. In addition to those Naxalites belonging to the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), the cadres who surrendered were also from the Telangana State Committee and the Dhamtari-Gariaband-Nuapad division. Citing their frustration over the hollow ideology of the banned outfit and impressed by the governments rehabilitation policy, they decided to join the mainstream, the officer added. 28 Maoists including 19 women cadres surrender in Chhattisgarhs Narayanpur According to the Bijapur district police press release, the surrendered Red rebels included five members of the PLGA (Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion and different companies, three Area Committee Members, eleven Platoon and Area Committee Party members, four Militia Platoon Commanders, six Militia Platoon Commanders and other lower rung members. Official legal procedures are being carried out for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the surrendered cadres into society. Poona Margham has turned into a significant step toward lasting peace and positive transformation in the Bastar region. Under the Poona Margham, the Maoists are increasingly choosing the path of peace, dignity, and sustainable progress, said Sundarraj Pattilingam, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range. This year in Bijapur district alone, as many as 144 Maoist cadres have been eliminated in various encounters, 528 were arrested, and 560 surrendered before the police. Since the BJP came to power in December 2023 in Chhattisgarh, around 2,300 Maoists have surrendered in the state.
41 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur; 32 of them carried Rs 1.19 crore bounty
BIJAPUR: Forty one Naxalites, 32 of them collectively carrying a reward of Rs 1.19 crore on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, officials said. The cadres, including 12 women, turned themselves in before senior police officials here, citing they were impressed by the government's new surrender and rehabilitation policy and Poona Margham (rehabilitation for social reintegration drive of Bastar range police), Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said. Among them, four were members of PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion no.1 and different companies of Maoists, three of area committees, 11 platoon and area committee party members, two PLGA members, four militia platoon commanders, one deputy commander, six militia platoon members, and the remaining belonged to frontal outfits of outlawed CPI (Maoist), he said. Thirty-nine of these 41 cadres belonged to the south sub-zonal bureau of Maoists. They all were associated with the Dandakaranya special zonal committee, Telangana state committee, and the Dhamtari-Gariaband-Nuapada divisions of the banned outfit, the official said. The surrendered cadres have expressed faith in the Constitution and pledged to live a dignified and secure life within the democratic framework. Under the rehabilitation policy, each cadre was given an immediate financial assistance of Rs 50,000 as an incentive, he said. Among those who surrendered, Pandru Hapka alias Mohan (37), Bandi Hapka (35), Lakkhu Korsa (37), Badru Punem (35), Sukhram Hemla (27), Manjula Hemla (25), Mangali Madvi alias Shanti (29), Jairam Kadiyam (28) and Pando Madkam alias Chandni (35) carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each, he said. Besides, three cadres carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh each, 12 cadres Rs 2 lakh each, and 8 cadres Rs 1 lakh each, he said. Yadav said the state government's rehabilitation policy has been encouraging Maoists to give up violence and return to the mainstream. He appealed to the remaining Maoists to abandon the path of violence. Maoists should shed misleading and violent ideologies and return to society without fear. The 'Poona Margham' drive ensures a secure, respectable, and self-reliant future for those who surrender, he said. With this surrender, a total of 790 Maoist cadres have quit violence and joined the mainstream in the district since January 2024, the SP said. During the same period, 202 Naxalites were killed in separate encounters and 1,031 cadres arrested in the district, he said. More than 2,200 Naxalites, including top cadres, have surrendered in Chhattisgarh in the last 23 months, according to police. Naxalites quitting path of violence, joining mainstream of development: President Murmu
Seven Maoist cadres, including four women, surrender in Chhattisgarh under state rehab policy
RAIPUR: In an apparent promising outcome causing a jolt to an active regional Udanti Area Committee of banned CPI (Maoist) in the forested terrain of Gariaband district in eastern Chhattisgarh, the entire seven hardcore members associated with it have surrendered, police officials said on Saturday. Those who renounced the banned outfit belonged to the Udanti Area Committee under the Gariaband-Dhamtari-Nuapada division and were active for over a decade. They were involved in several violent incidents in the region from 2018 onwards, carrying a combined reward of Rs 37 lakh. The secretary of Udanti Area Committee had earlier expressed their readiness to shun the path of armed movement, Nikhil Rakhecha, Gariaband district police chief, told TNIE . The cadres, including four women who surrendered, have been identified as Arjita Tekam alias Suresha, Budhru alias Anita, Sule alias Jagat Singh, Vidhya Sodi alias Jamli, Kanti alias Mavali, Nandni, and Mallesh. They narrated how gradually they realised the hollow, anti-development ideology of the Maoist organisation and were yearning for a dignified life. They surrendered before the police on Friday evening. The district police are hopeful that the remaining Maoist cadres in the region will equally respond positively and have issued a mobile phone number of Maoist Cell-Gariaband for the Naxalites wishing to lay down their arms. The surrendered cadres, besides the initial financial incentive, will get an opportunity to undergo skill training or set up a small business, provided with housing and healthcare among other amenities under the new surrender rehabilitation policy of the state. Gariaband, adjoining Odisha state, is among the Maoist-affected districts of Chhattisgarh. The Udanti Area Committee covers adjoining regions along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border.
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10 Naxalites killed in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband carried total Rs 5.25 crore bounty
GARIABAND: The 10 Naxalites killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district a day ago, carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 5.25 crore, police officials said on Friday. In one of the major strikes on Naxalites, security forces gunned down Modem Balakrishna alias Manoj, a Central Committee Member (CCM) of the banned outfit carrying a reward of Rs 1.80 crore, and nine other cadres during a fierce encounter on the hills of Rajadera-Matal under Mainpur police station limits of the state on Thursday. The deceased included four women. One of the killed cadres was identified on Thursday as Modem Balkrishna, who carried a reward of Rs 1 crore. The identity of the remaining others was established on Friday, Gariaband Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha said. The operation involving personnel of E-30 (a unit of district police), Special Task Force (STF), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF)- both units of state police and 207th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action - an elite unit of the CRPF) was launched on Wednesday (September 10) based on intelligence inputs about the presence of ultras belonging to Dhamtari-Gariaband-Nuapada division under Odisha state committee of Maoists, he said. The exchange of fire broke out between security forces and Naxalites on Thursday and the intermittent firing lasted till 8 am on Friday. After the gunfight stopped, security forces recovered the bodies of 10 Naxalites, including four women, along with weapons, he said. An AK-47 rifle and one Self Loading Rifle (SLR) were among the 10 firearms seized from the encounter site. Besides, a huge cache of Naxal-related materials was also recovered from there, he said. All of them collectively carried a reward of Rs 5.25 crore on their heads in six states - Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, he said. Balakrishna carried a collective reward of Rs 1.80 crore in six states, including Chhattisgarh (Rs 40 lakh), he said. Similarly, two other cadres identified as Pramod alias Pandranna and Vimal alias Manganna -- members of Odisha state committee of Maoists -- carried a cumulative reward of Rs 1.20 crore each across five states, he said. The remaining cadres were identified as Sameer- a member of company no 6, Rajita - a platoon party committee member (PPCM), Vanila - a platoon member, Seema alias Bhime and Vikram- area committee members, Umesh- deputy commander and Bimla- a platoon member, he said. Balakrishna, who hailed from Warangal in Telangana, is also known by his aliases Balanna, Ramachander, and Bhaskar. He was the secretary of the Odisha State Committee (OSC) and had joined the movement in the early 1980s. Since January 2024, security forces have achieved unprecedented success in anti-Naxal operations and eliminated more than 460 cadres, including their general secretary and three central committee members, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Vivekanand Sinha said. Balakrishna was trying to expand Maoist base in Gariaband region bordering Odisha. Security forces have inflicted a major blow to Maoists with his killing, he said. So far this year, 243 Naxalites have been killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh. Of them, 214 were eliminated in the Bastar division, comprising seven districts, while 27 others gunned down in Gariaband district which falls in Raipur division. Two other Naxalites were killed in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district in Durg division. On Friday, two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel state's Bijapur district.
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