Overview
- The group, including 19 women and members from PLGA Company No. 6 and area committees, surrendered in Narayanpur under the Poona Margem programme.
- Police said 22 of the 28 were reward-listed with a combined Rs 89 lakh bounty, including four operatives carrying Rs 8 lakh each.
- Three cadres handed over weapons: one SLR, one INSAS rifle and one .303 rifle.
- Officials report more than 512 surrenders across the Bastar range in the past 50 days, taking Narayanpur’s 2025 total to 287 and roughly 2,200 statewide over 23 months.
- Authorities said the decision was influenced by the Niyad Nellanar village-development scheme, and reintegration support in education, skills and employment is being arranged after an event attended by district and paramilitary leaders.