Mumbai, Oct. 14 -- The Maharashtra Home Affairs Department, headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, did not issue any official statement today about the reported surrender of 70-year-old CPI (Maoist) politburo member Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias "Sonu" alias "Bhupathi" somewhere in the forests of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
So far, only the Gadchiroli police made an informal statement to a section of the media about the reported surrender, but this is yet to be officially confirmed by the Maharashtra police or the home ministry, which is headed by CM Fadnavis.
"Please wait for an official statement which will be issued in due course," is all that a Maharashtra home ministry official said, without giving any details about its ...