9 Ch’garh Maoists cross into Maha, surrender in Gadchiroli Nagpur: Nine senior Maoist guerrillas crossed the Indravati river from Chhattisgarh into Maharashtra and surrendered to Gadchiroli police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Tuesday. The move marked a significant blow to insurgent activity in the Dandakaranya region, particularly in Gadchiroli district and surrounding border areas. The surrender occurred on the final day of the March 31 deadline set by Union home minister Amit Shah under the national policy. The cadres had traveled from the Bijapur region of Chhattisgarh through the forests of Indravati National Park, entering Maharashtra in a coordinated operation before laying down their arms. The development was attributed to sustained anti-Maoist operations and rehabilitation packages offered by the central and Maharashtra governments. Among the surrendered cadres were three area committee-level guerrillas and six other members, all classified as hardcore insurgents with a combined bounty of Rs30 lakh declared by Maharashtra authorities. Two women, Shanti Wadde and Sukki Kunjam, also surrendered. Wadde, carrying a Rs6 lakh reward, served as an area committee member in the Indravati local organisational squad of the Maoists. Both women surrendered with weapons, including an AK-47 rifle and 30 live cartridges. Acting on information provided by the surrendered cadres, joint teams of Gadchiroli police and CRPF recovered an AK-47 rifle, three magazines, 57 live rounds, three walkie-talkies, four batteries, and 20 pen drives from Kummar forest near the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border under Kawande police station limits.#maharashtra_government #gadchiroli_district #central_reserve_police_force #indravati_national_park #chhattisgarh_government
