Overview

• On July 15, Athram Lachanna and his wife Chowdhury Ankubhai surrendered to the Ramagundam Commissionerate police as the highest-ranking technical leaders to lay down arms this year.
• Lachanna served on the Telangana State Committee, led the Division Technical Team for North Bastar DVC, and secured a promotion to the DK State Zonal Committee in 2023.
• Ankubhai held key technical roles within the North Bastar Division committee, with 14 cases pending in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district.
• Both faced dozens of pending cases across Telangana, surrendering after learning about government rehabilitation measures.
• Their defections reinforce a broader security campaign combining precision operations with development incentives aimed at eliminating the Maoist insurgency by March 2026.