It is for the first time a total of 12 Naxals including three women cadres surrendered before Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.R.P. Kalluri and senior Border Security Force (BSF) officials on Tuesday.
The surrendered Naxals were identified as–Militia Platoon Commander Somnath Kavade alias Bhagat alias Sher Singh, Jan Militia Commanders –Amitra, Mailiram Negi, Raju Paddha, Jan Militia members-–Shambhuram Dhruva, Santosh, Koksa Nureti, Naxals Pramila and Surekha and lOS Commander Rajnu and Area Committee member Jela alias Risau Gavade.
Bastar IGP SRP Kalluri said that it is the joint effort of District Force and BSF that 12 Naxals have surrendered together in the district. Today (Tuesday), 12 Naxals in Kanker and 8 Naxals in Kondagaon have surrendered, which totals 210 Naxal surrenders during the past four months, he said.
BSP Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) D K Bura, U.K. Nayal, Kanker Superintendent of Police Rajendra Dash, In-charge Collector Kartikay Goyal were present during the surrender by the Naxals.