103 Maoists Surrender in Chhattisgarh, Receive Rs 50,000 Each Under Rehabilitation Scheme

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Bijapur: In one of the largest-ever mass surrenders by left-wing extremists in a single day, 103 Maoists handed themselves over to authorities in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, on Thursday. Of these, 49 cadres carried a combined bounty of over Rs 1 crore, officials said.

The group, which included 22 women, cited disillusionment with the “hollow” ideology of the banned CPI (Maoist) and internal differences within the outfit. They were reportedly inspired by the development initiatives in Bastar, as well as government programs like Poona Margem (Rehabilitation for Social Reintegration), the ‘Niyad Nella

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