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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
18 Maoists surrender in Sukma; 2 from PLGA
Raipur: Eighteen Maoists, including 10 carrying collective bounties of Rs 39 lakh, surrendered in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Over 50 cadres have given up arms in the week since CPI(Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju was gunned down in Abujhmarh. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Two of those who surrendered on Tuesday — Madkam Aayta,25, and Bhaskar alias Bhogam Lakhha, 26 — were with the dreaded PLGA battalion 1 and carried bounties of Rs 8 lakh each. Aayta was a platoon committee member. The others include area committee members Madkam Kamlu, 25, and Laxman alias Madvi Chhannu, 28, who had bounties of Rs 5 lakh each, and six cadres who carried rewards of Rs 2 lakh SP Kiran Chavan said the surrendered cadres said they were disappointed with the hollow and inhuman Maoist ideology and angered by the atrocities inflicted on local tribals by senior Maoist commanders of other states. They also said that they were encouraged by govt's Niyad Nellanar scheme and development works that are going on across Bastar. Also, the new rehabilitation policy for surrendered Maoists gave them the impetus to finally surrender and rejoin the mainstream. All the surrendered Naxalites were provided immediate assistance of Rs 50,000 each. Further benefits will follow, he said. The District Force, DRG-Sukma, Range Field Team (RFT) Konta, Sukma, Jagdalpur, CRPF battalions 80, 212, 219, and the intelligence personnel of 203 CoBRA battalion played a significant role in encouraging Maoists to surrender, said police. In 2024, over 792 Maoists had surrendered in Bastar. Raipur: Eighteen Maoists, including 10 carrying collective bounties of Rs 39 lakh, surrendered in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Over 50 cadres have given up arms in the week since CPI(Maoist) general secretary Basavaraju was gunned down in Abujhmarh. Two of those who surrendered on Tuesday — Madkam Aayta,25, and Bhaskar alias Bhogam Lakhha, 26 — were with the dreaded PLGA battalion 1 and carried bounties of Rs 8 lakh each. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Aayta was a platoon committee member. The others include area committee members Madkam Kamlu, 25, and Laxman alias Madvi Chhannu, 28, who had bounties of Rs 5 lakh each, and six cadres who carried rewards of Rs 2 lakh SP Kiran Chavan said the surrendered cadres said they were disappointed with the hollow and inhuman Maoist ideology and angered by the atrocities inflicted on local tribals by senior Maoist commanders of other states. They also said that they were encouraged by govt's Niyad Nellanar scheme and development works that are going on across Bastar. Also, the new rehabilitation policy for surrendered Maoists gave them the impetus to finally surrender and rejoin the mainstream. All the surrendered Naxalites were provided immediate assistance of Rs 50,000 each. Further benefits will follow, he said. The District Force, DRG-Sukma, Range Field Team (RFT) Konta, Sukma, Jagdalpur, CRPF battalions 80, 212, 219, and the intelligence personnel of 203 CoBRA battalion played a significant role in encouraging Maoists to surrender, said police. In 2024, over 792 Maoists had surrendered in Bastar.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
18 Maoists carrying bounty of Rs 38 lakh surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
RAIPUR: Eighteen Maoists including 10 carrying a collective cash reward of Rs 39 lakh, surrendered in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Of the surrendered, Madkam Aayta (25), a platoon party committee member in Maoists' PLGA battalion number 1 and Bhaskar alias Bhogam Lakhha (26), a party member in the same battalion, carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each. Sukma SP Kiran Chavan said that among those surrendered included a woman and the cadres said that they were too disappointed with the 'hollow' and 'inhuman' Maoist ideology while the local tribals were facing atrocities by senior commanders of other states. Citing that they were moved by the govt's Niyad Nellanar scheme and the development works going on across Bastar, besides, the new rehabilitation policy for surrendered Maoists was an inspiration to surrender. They said they were also impressed by the 'Niyad Nellanar' (your good village) scheme of the state government, aimed at facilitating development works in remote villages, and new surrender and rehabilitation policy of the state government, he said. The cadres who carried Rs 5 lakh cash reward were Madkam Kamlu (25) and Laxman alias Madvi Chhannu (28), both area committee members of Maoist organization, while other six of them carried a bounty of Rs 2 lakh each on their heads, SP said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025: Steel Suppliers From Mexico At Lowest Prices (Take A Look) Steel Suppliers | search ads Search Now Undo All the surrendered Maoists were provided assistance of Rs 50,000 each and will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy, he said. In 2024, over 792 Maoists had surrendered in Bastar division. The District Force, DRG Sukma, Range Field Team (RFT) Konta, Sukma, Jagdalpur, CRPF battalions 80, 212, 219, and the intelligence personnel of the 203 CoBRA battalion have played a significant role in encouraging Maoists to surrender.
