Overview
- Kamla Sodi, also known as Ungi and Taruna, laid down arms at the KCG Superintendent of Police’s office in the presence of IG Abhishek Shandilya and SP Lakshya Sharma.
- Police say the 30-year-old spent about 14 years with the CPI (Maoist), serving under MMC zone commander Ramdar and working on recruitment, propaganda and attack planning.
- She was wanted across Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, which had jointly announced a Rs 17 lakh reward for her arrest.
- As part of the surrender protocol, she received an immediate Rs 50,000 payment, with additional benefits under the Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy-2025 now being processed.
- Authorities link the lay-down to a broader trend of defections, noting nearly 300 recent surrenders in Chhattisgarh and the capitulation of senior cadres in Maharashtra.