In a significant development, 103 Maoists surrendered to authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, abandoning weapons valued at over Rs 1 crore, officials said on Friday.

The surrendered Maoists, who have now joined mainstream society, were each given a cheque of Rs 50,000 as an incentive, according to Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj.

On September 28, three Maoists, including a woman cadre, were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, police said.

According to police, the encounter broke out in the forested hill region of Chhindkhadak village, under the Kanker police station limits, when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from Kanker and Gariaband, along with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, launche

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