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Wanted Maoist With Rs 14 Lakh Bounty Surrenders in Balaghat

Police call it the first armed-cadre surrender processed under Madhya Pradesh's 2023 rehabilitation policy, the first from outside the state since 1992.

Overview

  • Sunita from Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, gave herself up at the Chauriya camp in Lanji, Balaghat, on Saturday, according to Madhya Pradesh Police.
  • Officials reported the recovery of an INSAS rifle, three magazines, 30 live rounds and a UBGL shell in connection with her surrender.
  • Police say she joined CPI (Maoist) in 2022, trained in the Maad region, served as a bodyguard to Central Committee member Ramder and later became an area committee member active in the GRB division.
  • The Rs 14 lakh reward for her arrest was jointly announced by Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, underscoring coordinated operations across the GRB belt.
  • Authorities say she will receive assistance under the state's surrender policy, while the chief minister cited recent results including 10 armed cadres neutralised carrying a cumulative Rs 1.46 crore bounty over ten months.