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Time of India
3 days ago
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- Time of India
Chhattisgarh: 22 Maoists carrying bounty of Rs 37.5 lakh surrender in Narayanpur district
RAIPUR: About 22 Maoists carrying combined bounties of Rs 37.5 lakh surrendered before Narayanpur police in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division on Friday. Among them are eight women, and senior cadres such as Sukhlal Kunjam, the Area Commander of the Kutul Area Committee, who alone carried a bounty of Rs 8 lakh. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His wife, also an active Maoist, surrendered alongside him. The surrendered members were active in the Kutul, Nelnar, and Indravati area committees within the Marh division of Narayanpur district. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, in a statement said, 'People now choose the path of development over the barrel of a gun.' He added that a total of 1,476 Maoists have surrendered under the current government. Highlighting the success of the govt's renewed rehabilitation strategy, CM Sai attributed the positive shift to the Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy 2025 and welfare-driven initiatives like the 'Niyad Nellanar' programme, which have fostered trust among locals and rebels alike. 'We are fully committed to the reintegration of these surrendered cadres into mainstream society,' the Chief Minister said, reiterating the state's and Centre's joint resolve to eradicate Naxalism completely by March 31, 2026. Narayanpur SP Robinson Guria said, this year, a total of 132 Maoists of various ranks have laid down arms, highlighting the growing impact of the intensified anti-Naxal 'Marh Bachao' (Save Marh) campaign. The operation is being conducted jointly by Narayanpur police, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF), and State Task Force (STF). Each surrendered Maoist received a Rs 50,000 incentive cheque as part of the govt's new rehabilitation policy, which guarantees further benefits aimed at their reintegration into society. SP said that among the notable ones who surrendered includesManku Kunjam alias Sukhlal Kunjam, Secretary of Kutul Area Committee, bounty Rs 8 lakh, Hidme Kunjam, Supply Team ACM, bounty Rs 5 lakh, Punna Lal alias Boti alias Santu Oyam, Nelnar Area Jan Militia Commander, bounty Rs 5 lakh and other cadres holding various leadership positions within the Janatana Sarkar and militia groups, with bounties ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh SP Robinson Guria appealed to the Maoists to 'leave behind deceptive external influences and restore Marh to its rightful inhabitants so they can live fearless, normal lives.'
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Six Naxalites carrying Rs 17 lakh bounty surrender in parts of Chhattisgarh
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Six Naxalites, including a couple, carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 17 lakh on their heads, surrendered before security forces in two districts of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, officials said. While four Naxalites surrendered in Narayanpur district, the couple laid down arms in Kawardha town in Kabirdham district, they four Naxalites -- Sameer Kashyap, Baisakhu Nureti alias Devlal alias Amit, Phulmati alias Phulo and Kamal Singh alias Kamalesh Usendi -- turned themselves in citing disappointment with the "hollow" and "inhuman" Maoist ideology and growing differences within the Maoist outfit, a police official said. They were active in the Kutul Area Committee of the Naxal organisation, he who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh, was active as a press team commander/Area Committee Member (ACM) of the outlawed Maoist outfit, he added. Kashyap was Maad Division Communication team Commander, Phulo was Local Organisation Squad (LOS) as well as press team member and Kamlesh was a militia member, the official said. Kashyap had a reward of Rs 3 lakh and two others carried a bounty of Rs 1 lakh each on their heads, he added. They were also impressed by the state government's 'Niyad Nellanar' (your good village) scheme, aimed at facilitating development works in remote villages around security camps, he said, adding that 101 Naxalites have quit violence in the district so far this surrendered Naxalites were provided assistance of Rs 50,000 each and will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy, he said. The couple, who surrendered in Kabirdham, was identified as Ramesh alias Atam Guddu (29) and his wife Savita alias Lachhi Oyam (21). They laid down arms in Kawardha town, the headquarter of the district, citing internal tussles in the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist), the inhuman ideology of the movement and harsh forest life, another official said."They were active in MMC (Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh) zone of Maoists. Ramesh was a member of platoon no. 1 and Gondia (Maharashtra)-Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)-Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)- GRB division committee of Maoists. Savita was part of the Tanda area committee. Ramesh and Savita were carrying bounties of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh, respectively," he said. "They were involved in Naxal activities for the last eight years in the MMC zone. In 2019, Ramesh sustained injuries in an encounter in Bhoramdeo police station area," he to the police, Naxalites have been making efforts since 2017-18 to set up their new base in the tri-junction forest of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (MMC- zone) , which comprises areas of Balaghat (MP), Gondia (Maharashtra) as well as Rajnandgaon, Mungeli and Kabirdham districts in Chhattisgarh. "The two surrendered Naxalites were provided assistance of Rs 25,000 each. They will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy," the official added.
