Overview
- Eleven senior cadres surrendered before Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla in Gadchiroli, with four arriving in uniform and laying down arms.
- Police said the group carried a cumulative Rs 82 lakh bounty, including divisional committee members Ramesh alias Baju Lekami and Bhima alias Kiran Hidma Kowasi.
- Gadchiroli police report 112 Maoists have surrendered in the district this year, attributing the trend to intensified operations and a 2005 surrender‑cum‑rehabilitation policy that offers Rs 10 lakh for group surrenders.
- Four Maoists carrying a combined Rs 23 lakh bounty surrendered the same day in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker under the Poona Margem program, with Rs 50,000 immediate assistance provided to each.
- Officials called the developments a setback to CPI (Maoist) networks across Dandakaranya and reaffirmed commitment to the Union government’s March 31, 2026 target for ending the insurgency.