Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), July 24 -- Thirteen Maoists have surrendered in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-affected Bastar division's Narayanpur and Sukma districts.
Eight rebels -- including a technical team commander -- who were active in Narayanpur's Abujhmad, capitulated during an anti-Naxal operation. The others were active in Sukma's Jagargunda and Chintalnar areas.
In order to implement Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah's declaration of a Naxal-free Bastar at the ground level, the security forces are conducting a monsoon operation. The entry of personnel into dense forests has instilled fear into the minds of militants who were hitherto considering rivers and nullahs as a protective cover.
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