26 Naxalites surrendered before security forces in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

On Monday (April 7) in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, 26 Naxalites surrendered before the security forces, including three prize Naxalites. Police said this step was taken amid the government’s efforts to make the state Naxal -free. Over the past few months there have been a series of encounters between security forces and Naxalites, which killed many militants. However, a positive change has also been revealed that many Naxalites are now surrendering. Naxalites were associated with RPC, Dantewada superintendent of the police, according to Gaurav Rai, the Naxalites surrendered to police and senior CRPF officials and expressed their disappointment over the hollow and inhuman Maoist ideology. He also mentions the problems of living in the forest and the reason to insert internal conflicts within the banned organization. He said that the Naxalite Naxalites that surrendered, with their advance units such as Janamilisia, the Revolutionary Party Committee (RPC) and Janatana Sarkar branch and Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (Roofs) and Chetna Natya Mandali (cnm). Under the surrender -Naxalites was Rajesh Kashyap, who was a commander of Janamilisia of the Aamdai region, a reward of Rs 3 Lakh. According to officials, Kosa Madavi, the head of the Janatana government group, had a reward of Rs 1 Lakh, while Chhotu Kunjam, a member of CNM (Chetna Natya Manch), had a reward of Rs 50,000. The 111st, 195th, 230rd and 231st Battalion of CRPF with the local intelligence unit played an important role in facilitating surrender. 953 Naxalites in Dantewada, with this development, a total of 953 Naxalites, including 224 cash prize, have now dropped weapons under the ‘Lone Vratu’ campaign in Dantewada, which was launched in June 2020 to encourage the rebels to return to the mainstream. Officials alone said in 2024 that 792 Naxalites surrendered in the Bastar region, including seven districts such as Dantewada. Share this story -tags