Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Oct 17 (PTI) As many as 210 Maoist cadres, including one Central Committee member, laid down their arms before authorities in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur on Friday, making it the "largest mass surrender" in the history of anti-Naxal operations in the state, officials said.

These Naxalites carried a collective bounty of Rs 9.18 crore, they said.

With this, a total of 238 Naxalites have quit the path of violence and joined the mainstream in the state in the last three days as 28 others had surrendered on Wednesday.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai hailed the development, saying it was a historic day not only for Bastar but for Chhattisgarh and the entire nation. The state is now moving towards a new era of peace, trust, and development, he said.

According to officials

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