In Chhattisgarh, twenty-seven Maoists surrendered in Sukma district today. Among them are ten women Maoists. Sixteen of these surrendered ultras were carrying a total reward of fifty lakh rupees on their heads.
They laid down arms before Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan and other senior officers of the Police and the Central Reserve Police Force at the district headquarters.
Each surrendered Maoist will be provided an incentive of fifty thousand rupees along with other benefits under the Chhattisgarh Government’s rehabilitation policy.
On the break up of rewards they were carrying, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said that one of them, 53-year-old Oyam Lakhmu, was carrying a reward of ₹10 lakh. He held the position of a supply team commander of the Head Quarter Platoon No. 2, the officer added.
Among the others, said Mr. Chavan, three carried a reward of ₹8 lakh each, one carried a reward of ₹3 lakh.
“Besides this, ₹2 lakh each was announced for two Maoists and ₹1 lakh each for nine Maoists, totalling ₹50 lakh,” he said.
He said that these outlaws were influenced by the Chhattisgarh Government’s “Chhattisgarh Naxalite Surrender Rehabilitation Policy” and “Niyad Nella Nar” scheme.
“Under the direction of senior officers in Sukma district and the continuous establishment of camps in the most sensitive interior areas, the increasing influence of the police and the inhuman, baseless ideology of the Maoists and their exploitation, atrocities and discrimination by outside Maoists and the atrocities on the local tribals have increased,” he added.
Earlier on October 10, 16 Maoists carrying a total reward of ₹48 lakh had surrendered in Narayanpur.
This year has witnessed several bulk surrenders too such as 103 Maoists laying down arms on October 2. Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a visit to Chhattisgarh’s Bastar earlier this month has ruled out talks with the Maoists.