Chhattisgarh: 25 more Maoists with combined reward of Rs 1.47 crore surrender in Bijapur

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Raipur/Bijapur: In a major boost to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, 25 Maoist cadres associated with the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee have surrendered and returned to the mainstream. This development occurred under the “Poona Margem” rehabilitation to rejuvenation initiative Tuesday. The surrendering cadres, which include 12 women, had a collective reward of Rs 1.47 crore declared on them. Along with their surrender, security forces achieved the largest recovery in Maoist history, seizing...

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Chhattisgarh: 25 more Maoists with combined reward of Rs 1.47 crore surrender in Bijapur

Raipur/Bijapur: In a major boost to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, 25 Maoist cadres associated with the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee have surrendered and returned to the mainstream. This development occurred under the “Poona Margem” rehabilitation to rejuvenation initiative Tuesday. The surrendering cadres, which include 12 women, had a collective reward of Rs 1.47 crore declared on them....

 

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