In yet another mass surrender in Chhattisgarh by leftist militants, as many as 40 Naxals including 10 female ultras relinquished the Naxal path of violence and gave up arms before Inspector General of Police (Bastar) SRP Kalluri at the insurgency-hit Bastar district, police said here on Saturday.
According to police, 293 Naxals have surrendered in Bastar district so far in year 2016.
“The Maoists under growing police pressure and upset from dual standards adopted by Naxals decided to shun the path of violence,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Jagdalpur RN Dash said.
Those who gave up arms on Saturday include a member of Naxal Military Company, a lOS member, three Janmilitia Commander, one Deputy Commander of Janmilitia, 19 Janmilitia members, one CNM Commander, eight CNM members, four Gram Committee members and two Sangham members, the SP informed.
“We have infiltrated in the Katekalyan area committee of Darbha division. The Katekalyan Committee has stronghold over region falling between Darbha to Sukma on National Highway 43 and about a month back about 34 Naxals from this region had also surrendered,” SP Dash said.
According to police Subli Kashyap who carried reward of Rs 8 lakh on her arrest and was member of Naxal Company number 6 active in East Bastar division is among surrendering ultras.
Most of the ultras who gave up arms on Saturday were involved in incidents like bombing school and panchayat buildings, digging roads, blazing vehicles and impeding developmental works in the interior parts of Bastar, the SP said.“Whenever police team used to start on any search operation to find some Maoist Military formations these ultras used to engage police party by trigging bomb blast or firing on police team to alert Naxals in the jungle and provide them time to run away,” the SP
mentioned.