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4 Maoists lay down arms in Kondagaon
Raipur: Four Maoists including a couple, surrendered before police in Kondagaon district of Bastar division in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. They carried a combined bounty of Rs 22 lakh.
Police officials said the surrendered cadres include Laxman Koram alias Junnu and Sakharam worth Rs 8 lakh bounty each, Koram's wife Maddo alias Zarina carrying cash reward of Rs 5 lakh, and Panduram, Rs one lakh. All four were active in Kondagaon, Kanker, Bastar, Dantewada and Manpur-Mohla regions, and were allegedly involved in incidents of firing on security forces, murders of civilians, loot, IED blasts, arson, and destruction of govt property.
According to police, sustained operations by security forces, rising internal differences within the Maoist organisation, and the desire to rejoin mainstream society led to the surrender.
Each surrendered Maoist was given an immediate incentive of Rs 50,000 under the Chhattisgarh surrendered Naxal rehabilitation policy, with further rehabilitation benefits to follow.
The surrender ceremony was held at office of Kondagaon Superintendent of Police Y Akshay Kumar, in presence of senior officers, including CRPF Commandant Bhavesh Choudhary.
Bastar range IG P Sundarraj said the success reflects the combined impact of sustained anti-Maoist operations, community policing, and effective communication of the state's surrender and rehabilitation policy.
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