Odisha police declares Koraput district Naxal-free

Odisha Police on Thursday declared Koraput district “Naxal-free” following the surrender of an area committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist), officials said. The surrendered cadre was identified as Mamata Podiami (26), also known as Mamita and Soni, a resident of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. DIG (South-Western Range) Kanwar Vishal Singh said the woman surrendered along with an SLR rifle.