06-05-2025
14 Maoists surrender before police in Kothagudem
To lead a normal life by utilising the Telangana government's rehabilitation policy for surrendered Maoists, 14 Maoists of various cadres have quit the banned CPI (Maoist) and surrendered in Kothagudem, police said on Tuesday.
As many as 13 of the surrendered Maoists hail from Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district and one from Charla mandal in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
The rebels turned themselves in before Bhadradri Kothagudem Superintendent of Police B. Rohit Raju in the coal town.
Among the Maoists who have surrendered are two Area Committee Members (ACMs), four party members, three Revolutionary People's Committee (RPC) militia members, four village committee members and one Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangathan (KAMS) member.
One of the surrendered ACMs, Sodi Budra, 24, a native of Thurmel village in Bijapur district, was active in Maharashtra's south Gadchiroli, police added.
According to the police, the sustained efforts of the district police as part of 'Operation Cheyutha' programme and the prompt disbursement of the rewards to the surrendered Maoists led to a spurt in surrender of Maoists.
