Overview
- The group comprised members of DAKMS, militia and Janatana Sarkar front organizations of the CPI (Maoist).
- Among them was DAKMS Gogunda head Podiam Budhra, who carried a ₹2 lakh reward.
- The cadres surrendered before senior Chhattisgarh Police and CRPF officers under the Poona Margem rehabilitation program.
- Police said intensified searches from the newly established Gogunda security camp curtailed Maoist activity and prompted the surrenders.
- Officials assessed a weakened support base in the Darbha division, noting earlier group surrenders on January 7 in Sukma and January 8 in Dantewada, within a broader push toward the Centre’s March 31, 2026 elimination target.