Four Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

Four Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, citing state rehabilitation policies, amid ongoing efforts to curb Maoist activities.

Four Maoists, including two women, carrying cumulative rewards of ₹8 lakh, surrendered along with their weapons in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday (January 30, 2026), a senior police official said.

The cadres, who belonged to the Kistaram area committee of the south Bastar division of Maoists, turned themselves in here under the state’s ‘Poona Margem (from rehabilitation to social reintegration) initiative, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P said.

The Maoists told the police that they were impressed by the State government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy, he said.

Of the surrendered cadres, Sodhi Joga, an area committee member, carried a reward of ₹5 lakh. The others, Dabar Ganga, alias Madkam Ganga, Sodhi Raje, and Madvi Budhari, carried a bounty of ₹1 lakh each, he said.

They also handed over one Insas rifle, a Single Loading Rifle (SLR), one .303 rifle and a .315 rifle, and ammunition, he said, adding that police from Sukma district and Alluri Sitarama Raju district (Andhra Pradesh) played a key role in their surrender.

The newly established security camps in the Kistaram and Golapalli areas of Sukma, improved road connectivity, and the success of continuous and effective anti-Naxal operations have resulted in frequent surrender of cadres in the region, he said.