24 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh
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They expressed disappointment with the ‘hollow’ Maoist ideology, says official.
A complete of 24 Naxals, together with 12 ladies, have surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police mentioned on Wednesday.
The cadres, who had been lively in south Bastar area, turned themselves in earlier than police on the event of the Republic Day on Tuesday, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava mentioned. Three of the rebels had been carrying rewards of ₹1 lakh every on their heads, he mentioned.
The official mentioned the cadres expressed disappointment with the “hollow” Maoist ideology. They had been additionally impressed by the district police’s ‘Lon Varratu’ (return to your house/village) rehabilitation marketing campaign, prompting them to give up the violence, he mentioned.
Among those that surrendered, Aaytu Muchaki (31), head of Chikpal-Junglepara Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (DAKMS-frontal wing of Maoists), Baman Denga Sodhi (40), head of Chikpal-Schoolpara DAKMS, and Kamli Madkam (32) had been carrying rewards of ₹1 lakh every on their heads.
The different 21 rebels had been lively as decrease rung cadres, the official mentioned. They got a right away help of ₹10,000 every and can be supplied services additional as per the federal government’s surrender and rehabilitation coverage, Mr. Pallava mentioned.
Under the ‘Lon Varratu’ (time period coined in native Gondi dialect which suggests ‘return to your village/home’) initiative, the Dantewada police have put up posters and banners in native villages of not less than 1,600 Naxals, principally carrying rewards on their heads, interesting them to return to the mainstream.
As a part of the drive, the cadres who’ve surrendered are additionally being supplied ability improvement coaching in varied disciplines for his or her rehabilitation, the SP mentioned. Since the drive was launched in June final yr, 272 Naxals have to date surrendered in the district, he added.
