In Chhattisgarh, twenty-one Maoists have surrendered in Kanker district today. These include thirteen women Maoists.
The ultras handed over eighteen weapons to the police. These include three AK-47 rifles, four SLRs, and other arms and explosive materials.
According to police sources, the surrendered Maoists were active in various parts of the Bastar division for a long time.
The surrendred Maoists included Division Committee Secretary Mukesh, and four other divisional committee members, nine area committee members and eight part of the outlawed movement’s lower rungs.
“They all belong to Kuemari/Kiskodo Area Committee of the Keshkal Division (North Sub-Zonal Bureau) of the Communist Party of India (Maoist),” an official was quoted as saying by PTI.
The Maoists laid down arms under the ‘Poona Margem: Rehabilitation through Reintegration’ initiative started by Bastar Range police, the official added.
They handed over three AK-47s, two INSAS rifles, four SLR rifles, six .303 rifles, two single-shot rifles and a Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL), the official added.
Earlier, on October 17, a total of 210 Naxalites, including Central Committee Member Rupesh alias Satish, carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 9.18 crore had surrendered in Jagdalpur in Bastar district.
They also handed over 153 weapons.
On October 2, as many as 103 Naxalites, 49 of them carrying a collective bounty of more than Rs 1.06 crore, had surrendered in Bijapur district of Bastar region.