Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday termed the surrender of senior Naxalite Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Bhupathi and 60 other cadres as the "beginning of the end of the Naxal movement" in the state.

He also urged the remaining Maoist cadres to surrender before the government.

The CM was speaking in Gadchiroli after presenting the surrendered Naxalites a copy of the Indian Constitution.

#WATCH | Gadchiroli, Maharashtra: Naxal Commander Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Bhupati, surrenders in front of CM Devendra Fadnavis at the Gadchiroli Police Police Headquarters. Around 60 Naxalites surrendered today.

Naxal Commander Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Bhupati gave a… pic.twitter.com/stBiJWEJvd — ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2025

Bhupati, a spokesperson of the banned Com

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