Chhattisgarh: Authorities in Chhattisgrah on Saturday said that five Naxals including four women on Saturday surrendered in Narayanpur, a day after over 20 others laid down their arms.
Official sources from the ITBP said, “Five active naxals, namely Dasri Dhruv (26), Channu Gota (28), Jyoti Vadde (19), Sita Vadde (19), Sunita Vadde (25), surrendered today. The surrendered Naxals were handed over a cheque of Rs 50,000 each.”
Earlier, on Friday, twenty-two Naxals, including nine women, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma in the presence of Superintendent of Police (SP) Kiran Gangaram Chavan.
Following the surrender, speaking to the media, Sukma SP Kiran Gangaram Chavan said that the surrendered Naxalites would receive all benefits under the government’s surrender policy.
“The surrendered Naxalites hail from Maad (Chhattisgarh) and Nuapada (Odisha) divisions. The Naxalites will be given all the benefits provided by the government. There are Naxalites of different ranks who have surrendered. Some Naxalites have a bounty of Rs5 lakhs, while others have a bounty of Rs8 lakhs,” Sukma SP said.
Earlier this month, twenty-six Maoists, three of them carrying cash rewards, surrendered before senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials in Dantewada.