Overview

• Sixteen Naxalite cadres, including two senior PLGA members, surrendered to Sukma police and CRPF on June 2.
• Six of the surrendering cadres carried a combined bounty of ₹25 lakh, with two key operatives each valued at ₹8 lakh.
• Nine militants from Kerlapenda village panchayat prompted its Naxalite-free designation, qualifying the community for a ₹1 crore Elvad Panchayat development grant.
• The state’s Niyad Nellanar scheme and 2025 Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy provided ₹50,000 assistance per cadre and outlined reintegration measures.
• As the second village in Sukma cleared under these initiatives, the surrender brings Bastar’s total Maoist defections this year past 570.