Overview
- The group from the Kanha-Bhoramdeo division laid down arms at a public event in Balaghat on Sunday evening.
- Officials said the 10 carried a combined Rs 2.36 crore in bounties and turned in AK-47 and INSAS rifles, an SLR, ammunition and detonators.
- Police identified those surrendering as including Surendar alias Kabir, the KB division chief, alongside cadres such as Rakesh and Lalsing.
- The cadres first contacted Hawk Force late on December 6 with help from a forest guard and were processed at the Balaghat Police Line.
- Yadav announced a focused eradication drive in Balaghat from January with long-term rehabilitation for those who return to the mainstream.