41 armed Maoists cadres surrender in Chhattisgarh

Forty one Maoists, 32 of them collectively carrying a reward of Rs 1.19 crore on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Wednesday, officials said.

The cadres, including 12 women, turned themselves in before senior police officials here, citing they were impressed by the government’s new surrender and rehabilitation policy and “Poona Margham” (rehabilitation for social reintegration drive of Bastar range



police), Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said.

Among them, four were members of PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) battalion no.1 and different companies of Maoists, three of area committees, 11 platoon and area committee party members, two PLGA members, four militia platoon commanders, one deputy commander, six militia platoon members, and the remaining belonged to frontal outfits of outlawed CPI (Maoist), he said.