Major Blow to Naxals: 12 Surrender in Chhattisgarh Amidst Mounting Police Pressure
Twelve Naxals, comprising five women and seven men, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, citing pressure from intensified police operations. This surrender, involving cadres with bounties totaling Rs 18 lakh, highlights the effective state surrender policy. Recently, joint operations also neutralized senior Naxal leaders in the region.
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In a major development against Left Wing Extremism, twelve Naxals, including five women, surrendered to police in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Thursday. These individuals had a collective bounty of Rs 18 lakh. Police report that the group was linked to influential Naxal units in the insurgency-heavy Indravati and East Bastar regions.
Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Robinson Guria confirmed the surrender, stating, "Twelve Naxals, with bounties totaling Rs 18 lakhs, surrendered today, including two ECMs from the Indravati and East Bastar areas and a member from the recently neutralized Platoon 16." Guria attributed the surrender to the pressure from ongoing police operations.
He noted, "They surrendered due to the police's relentless anti-Naxal operations and are influenced by the government's surrender policy." This year alone, 171 Naxals have surrendered, spurred by offers of Rs 50,000 and government scheme benefits upon surrender, the official added.
Earlier, security forces neutralized two Naxals during an encounter in Bijapur, recovering arms and ammunition. On September 12, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma praised a joint operation that neutralized 10 Naxals, including a senior commander, lauding the forces for their 'exemplary restraint' during the operation.
"The two-day joint operation by CRPF's Cobra commandos, Chhattisgarh Police, and DRG resulted in the deaths of a top Naxal leader with a Rs 1 crore bounty, along with nine others," Deputy CM Sharma told ANI.
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