52 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): As many as 52 Naxalites, 49 of them carrying a collective bounty of over Rs 1.41 crore, surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior official said.
The surrendered cadres, including 21 women, were active in Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), Andhra-Odisha Border division and Bhamragarh area committee (Maharashtra) of Maoists, they said.
They turned themselves in before senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials here under the “Poona” Margem (from rehabilitation to social reintegration) initiative, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav said.
According to the official, the cadres also said that they were impressed by the state government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy.
Of them, Lakkhu Karam, alias Anil (32), a divisional committee member, and platoon party committee members Laxmi Madvi (28) and Chinni Sodhi, alias Shanti (28), carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each, he said.
Thirteen other cadres carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh each, 19 cadres Rs 2 lakh each and 14 cadres Rs 1 lakh each, he said, adding that 49 of the 52 surrendered Naxalites carried a collective reward of Rs 1.41 crore.
All the surrendered Naxalites will be provided an immediate assistance of Rs 50,000 each and rehabilitated as per the government’s policy, he added.
On Wednesday, 29 naxalites surrendered in the neighbouring Sukma district. Earlier, 63 Naxalites surrendered in the neighbouring Dantewada district on January 8, while 26 cadres shunned violence and joined the mainstream in Sukma on January 7.
More than 1,500 Naxalites surrendered in the state in 2025.
The Centre has resolved to eliminate Naxalism from the country by March 31 this year.
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Uddhav claims irregularities in Maharashtra civic polls, calls it 'murder' of democracy
Mumbai (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra civic polls, saying it was an attempt to "murder" democracy.
The former chief minister also demanded the suspension of the State Election Commissioner over alleged irregularities in the municipal corporation polls.
Voting was underway on Thursday for elections to 29 municipal corporations in the state, including Mumbai.
Speaking to reporters, Thackeray dubbed the State Election Commission (SEC) an anti-constitutional body.
He alleged collusion between the poll body and government, and demanded the suspension of SEC commissioner Dinesh Waghmare.
