Two Naxalites with ₹8 lakh bounty surrender in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
The Hindu
Two Naxalites with ₹8 lakh bounty surrender in Maharashtra, highlighting success of state's rehabilitation policy.
Two Naxalites carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹8 lakh surrendered before the security forces in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, police said on Saturday (December 21, 2024)
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Ramasu Poyam alias Narsingh (55), a resident of Gadchiroli, and Ramesh Kunjam alias Govind (25), a native of Narayanpur in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, surrendered before the Gadchiroli police and the Central Reserve Police Force on Friday (December 20, 2024), police stated in a release.
Poyam, who carried a bounty of ₹6 lakh, was recruited as a member of the Tipagadh LOS in 1992 and served as the area committee member (ACM) in Kutul and Nelnar LOS since 2010, it said.
According to the police, Poyam has 12 cases to his name, including six encounters, five murders and an offence of dacoity.
Kunjam, who had a ₹2 lakh bounty, joined as a militia member in 2019. He was recruited as a member of the Chetna Natya Manch (CNM) in 2020 and became a member of the Kutul LOS in 2021, they said.
The duo has surrendered due to the Gadchiroli police's aggressive crackdown on Maoist activities. Their family members also persuaded them to lay down arms after the arrest of their colleagues.
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