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A total of 103 Maoists, including 49 with bounties worth over ₹1 crore, surrendered before authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.

Senior CPI (Maoist) figure Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu, regarded as the group’s chief ideologue and strategist, was among those who laid down arms.

Officials said the surrender deals a serious blow to the Maoist movement, signalling deep internal divisions and growing disillusionment with armed struggle.

As many as 103 Maoists, including 49 carrying a collective bounty of more than ₹1 crore, surrendered before authorities in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday (October14, 2025), a police official said.

With the surrender of Mallojula Venugopal Rao, alias Sonu, the Communist Party of India (Maoist) has lost

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