Bijapur, Feb. 7 -- Thirty Maoist cadres, including operatives from the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) companies No. 2, 3 and 7, surrendered today under Chhattisgarh's rehabilitation policy, dealing a significant blow to the insurgent network in southern Bastar.
The surrendered cadres carried a combined bounty of Rs 85 lakh. They laid down arms before senior police officials under the 'Puna Margem: Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation' campaign. The group comprised 20 women and 10 men, many of whom had held key positions within the Maoist hierarchy.
Police said the cadres were associated with the South Sub Zonal Bureau and had remained active in the dense forest belt of Bijapur. The group included company members, party members, area ...