Six women among nine Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

Nine Maoists carrying ₹26 lakh reward surrendered in Sukma, Chhattisgarh due to disillusionment with Maoist ideology and security pressure.

As many as nine Maoists carrying a collective reward of ₹26 lakh on their heads surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Wednesday (March 26, 2025), police said.

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The surrendered Maoists included six women, said Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan.

They turned themselves in before senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials here citing disappointment with the "hollow and inhuman" Maoist ideology and growing differences within the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), he said.

The Maoists are on the backfoot with increasing pressure of the security forces and establishment of police camps in interior areas, the SP said.

The surrendered Maoists were also impressed by the 'Niyad Nellanar (your good village)' scheme of the state government aimed at facilitating development in remote villages, Chavan added.

Of the surrendered ultras, Bandu alias Bandi Madkam (22), a member of the People's Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) company no 2 of the Maoists, was carrying a reward of ₹8 lakh on his head, he said.