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India Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
16 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh citing 'inhumane' Maoist ideology
Sixteen Naxalites, including six carrying a collective cash reward of Rs 25 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, police them, nine cadres belonged to Kerlapenda village panchayat under Chintalanar police station this surrender, the village has become Naxalite-free, making it eligible for development projects of Rs 1 crore as per a new scheme of the state government, an official All 16 cadres, including a woman, turned themselves in before senior police and CRPF officials, here citing disappointment with the "hollow" and "inhuman" Maoist ideology and atrocities by ultras on local tribals, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan cadres were also impressed by the Chhattisgarh government's 'Niyad Nellanar' (your good village) scheme, aimed at facilitating development works in remote villages, and the state's new surrender and rehabilitation policy, he those who surrendered, Rita alias Dodi Sukki (36), a woman who was active as member of the central regional committee (CRC) company number 2 of Maoists, and Rahul Punem (18), a party member within PLGA battalion no. 1 of Maoists, carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each, he Lekam Lakhma (28) carried a bounty of Rs 3 lakh, while three more cadres carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh each, the official of the surrendered cadres, nine belonged to the Kerlapenda village their surrender, the place has become Naxal-free, the official per the Elvad Panchayat Yojna of the state government, the village will be provided an incentive of Rs 1 crore for development works, he scheme has been introduced under the new Chhattisgarh Naxal Surrender/Victim Relief and Rehabilitation provides for a sanction of development works of Rs 1 crore for those village panchayats which facilitate in the surrender of Naxalites active in their area and to pass a resolution declaring them as is the second such village panchayat in the district to get rid of the Naxal menace after the state government recently introduced the April, Badesatti was declared Naxal-free after all 11 lower-rung Naxalites from there surrendered before the Naxalites who surrendered were provided an assistance of Rs 50,000 each, and will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy, the SP year, 792 Naxalites surrendered in the state's Bastar region, which comprises seven districts including Reel
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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
16 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh, Kerlapenda becomes Maoist-free
With this surrender, the village has become Naxalite-free, making it eligible for development projects of ₹1 crore as per a new scheme of the state government Press Trust of India Sukma Sixteen Naxalites, including six carrying a collective cash reward of ₹25 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, police said. Of them, nine cadres belonged to Kerlapenda village panchayat under Chintalanar police station limits. With this surrender, the village has become Naxalite-free, making it eligible for development projects of ₹1 crore as per a new scheme of the state government, an official said. All 16 cadres, including a woman, turned themselves in before senior police and CRPF officials, here citing disappointment with the "hollow" and "inhuman" Maoist ideology and atrocities by ultras on local tribals, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said. The cadres were also impressed by the Chhattisgarh government's 'Niyad Nellanar' (your good village) scheme, aimed at facilitating development works in remote villages, and the state's new surrender and rehabilitation policy, he said. Among those who surrendered, Rita alias Dodi Sukki (36), a woman who was active as member of the central regional committee (CRC) company number 2 of Maoists, and Rahul Punem (18), a party member within PLGA battalion no. 1 of Maoists, carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each, he said. Besides, Lekam Lakhma (28) carried a bounty of ₹3 lakh, while three more cadres carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh each, the official said. Out of the surrendered cadres, nine belonged to the Kerlapenda village panchayat. With their surrender, the place has become Naxal-free, the official said. As per the Elvad Panchayat Yojna of the state government, the village will be provided an incentive of Rs 1 crore for development works, he said. The scheme has been introduced under the new Chhattisgarh Naxal Surrender/Victim Relief and Rehabilitation Policy-2025. It provides for a sanction of development works of Rs 1 crore for those village panchayats which facilitate in the surrender of Naxalites active in their area and to pass a resolution declaring them as Maoist-free. This is the second such village panchayat in the district to get rid of the Naxal menace after the state government recently introduced the scheme. In April, Badesatti was declared Naxal-free after all 11 lower-rung Naxalites from there surrendered before police. All the Naxalites who surrendered were provided an assistance of Rs 50,000 each, and will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy, the SP said. Last year, 792 Naxalites surrendered in the state's Bastar region, which comprises seven districts including Sukma. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Deccan Herald
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
A telling blow to armed insurgency
The killing of CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshava Rao, alias Basavaraju, marks a decisive moment in the union government's renewed initiative to eliminate left wing insurgency in the country. The security forces' offensive in Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh has left 27 members of the outlawed group, including Rao, dead. This is the first time in three decades that a Maoist of a general secretary rank has been eliminated. For the forces, the neutralisation of such a high-ranking leader comes as a decisive boost to their ongoing counter-insurgency action. Rao was involved in deadly Maoist strikes including the 2010 Dantewada attack that killed 76 CRPF personnel. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that after the completion of Operation Black Forest, 54 Naxalites have been arrested and 84 have surrendered in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and government estimates that between 2004 and 2025, left wing extremism has claimed 8,895 lives in the country. Dubbed India's biggest crackdown on left wing extremism, the current operation is integral to the government's objective to make India Naxalite-free by March 2026. The government's stated approach to address insurgency in the affected regions has been three-pronged: intensified security operations, accelerated development initiatives, and strategic surrender-rehabilitation programmes. Since January 2024, more than 350 Maoists are estimated to have been killed in Chhattisgarh, in a coordinated Centre-state offensive. Some of the senior Maoist leaders are believed to have escaped but the operation has dealt a severe blow to the the forces closed in on the Karregutta Hills along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, the Maoists were cornered in what had, so far, been a safe hideout. The forces recently killed 31 insurgents in a 21-day operation in the hills. With its top leader killed and cadre base scattered, the Maoist movement is facing one of its worst organisational crises – a quick regrouping appears unlikely. Though the insurgents have recently made appeals for peace talks, formal negotiations with the Central and state governments are uncertain. It remains to be seen if the second-tier leadership will keep the armed struggle alive in their remaining bases in central India or take the option to surrender. There should be a concerted effort to identify and address social and systemic inadequacies that also feed extremist ideologies. The government, while responding efficiently to the security situation, must work towards ensuring two key imperatives – all-round development in the insurgency-affected regions and a viable rehabilitation model that can help the surrendered extremists reintegrate with society.
