Raipur, Oct. 18 -- A total of 208 Maoist cadres, including several senior leaders, surrendered before Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Arun Dev Gautam in Jagdalpur on Friday, marking one of the largest coordinated surrenders in the history of the Maoist insurgency in India.
The event, which was initially scheduled to be attended by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, was instead overseen by the state's top police officials following last-minute changes in the leaders' itinerary.
Among those who surrendered were prominent Maoist leaders Rupesh, Ranita, Raju Salam, and Ratan, marking final blow to the armed insurgency that has gripped South Chhattisgarh for decades.
Each of the cadres received a copy of...