The 11 Naxalites, including 8 women and 3 men, surrendered at Gadchiroli Police Headquarters. They had bounties totalling more than Rs 1 crore on their heads. Chhattisgarh government had also announced a bounty on them.
The Chief Minister said that Gadchiroli is transforming from the state's last district to its first. The region has seen a decline in Maoist recruitment, with many cadres surrendering, indicating a significant shift towards ending the Maoist influence.
"The close proximity of Walmik Karad and Dhananjay Munde is well known. Once the details come out, he (latter) should not be in the government. He should resign because of the close proximity," Crasto told ANI.
Speaking to ANI, Kesarkar said, "...He had no other option but to surrender because all his accounts had been seized and his relatives had been arrested... People who are opposing this, their protest is baseless."
Due to a lack of attendance and disagreements over a key clause, the Jirga could not resolve the dispute, leading to ongoing protests against the continued road closures.
In a significant development, five members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana police said in a press release.
Congress Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi on Monday demanded the Union government to raise its voice against the 'atrocities' committed against minorities in Bangladesh.
The Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi, along with Sunita Dwivedi, on Monday installed the 'iconic 1971 surrender painting' at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.
Vijay Diwas for the 1971 Liberation War is celebrated nationwide on December 16, to commemorate India's victory against Pakistan in the 13-day war, which ended with Pakistan signing the instrument of surrender in Dhaka and the subsequent liberation of Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday stated that around 9,000 Naxals had surrendered in the Northeast from 2019 to 2024, with many youths who joined the Naxal movement in Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra also giving up arms.
Deep in the dense jungles of Chhattisgarh, where the rustling leaves whispered secrets of rebellion and survival, lived a group of individuals trapped in a life they hadn't chosen. These were the surrendered Naxals--men and women who once walked the shadowy path of violence as part of the ba
Several Naxals who gave up arms and surrendered in Chhattisgarh to enter mainstream society were welcomed at the Bastar Academy of Dance Art and Literature on Sunday. They are also scheduled to meet with Union Home Minister Amit Shah later today.