A Naxal couple, one among whom was carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to his capture, surrendered before security forces in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday.
Disappointed by discrimination within the organization, a naxal couple surrendered before security forces in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday.
The Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxal violence incidents and resultant deaths have reduced by 77 per cent and 90 per cent respectively in 2022 compared to 2010, the Central government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Security forces in the insurgency-hit Bastar region are all set to foil every wicked design of the ultras during ‘Martyrs Week’ of the Naxals, commencing from July 28.
As a preventive measure, forces have stepped up anti-naxal exercises in Maoist-hit districts claiming that the ‘Martyrs Week’ to be observed by the banned organisation Communist Party of India (Maoist) will not make any impact on the lives of common people.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two Naxal cadres, including a woman, in connection with an encounter that took place in 2019 near Tiriya village in Chhattisgarh claiming the lives of six Naxals and one civilian.
Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP) Kiran G Chavan said, "The naxalites, including a couple surrendered before the Sukma police and the CRPF. One of them is an Ex-Deputy Commander carrying a reward of Rupees 3 lakhs. The couple was carrying a reward of Rupees 1 lakh each."
Two naxal couples carrying cash reward of Rs 20 lakh surrendered before security personnel in insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
According to officials, the surrendered naxal was identified as Muchaki Kosa, Commander of Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM) - a cultural wing of the outlawed organization, and was associated with the organization for several years.
A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Deputy Commandant sustained injuries in an encounter that took place between security forces and Naxals in the Goilkera police station area of Chaibasa on Wednesday.