Narayanpur: Five Maoists including four women on April 19 surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur, a day after over 20 others laid down their arms, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said.
“Five active Maoists, namely Dasri Dhruv (26), Channu Gota (28), Jyoti Vadde (19), Sita Vadde (19), Sunita Vadde (25), surrendered today. The surrendered Maoits were handed over a cheque of Rs 50,000 each,” ITBP said.
On Friday, twenty-two Maoists, including nine women, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma in the presence of Superintendent of Police (SP) Kiran Gangaram Chavan.
Following the surrender, speaking to the media, Sukma SP Kiran Gangaram Chavan said that the surrendered Naxalites would receive all benefits under the government’s surrender policy.
“The surrendered Maoists hail from Maad (Chhattisgarh) and Nuapada (Odisha) divisions. The Maoists will be given all the benefits provided by the government. There are Maoists of different ranks who have surrendered. Some Naxalites have a bounty of Rs5 lakhs, while others have a bounty of Rs8 lakhs,” Sukma SP said.
Earlier this month, twenty-six Maoists, three of them carrying cash rewards, surrendered before senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials in Dantewada.
Earlier, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai credited his government’s efforts to work on rehabilitation policies, which resulted in the surrender of about 1,314 Naxalites. He said that Maoism was “breathing its last” in the state.
Speaking at the ‘Vichaar for Viksit Chhattisgarh’ conclave to ANI, Chief Minister Sai said that the state government has provided nearly 15,000 accommodations under the PM Awas Yojana for those who have surrendered to join the mainstream. He said that the government was also working on providing “skill development” training to the surrendered Naxalites so that they could become employable.
Chief Minister Sai said his government has employed surrendered Maoists in third and fourth-class government jobs.
“About 1,314 Maoists have surrendered, and the government is doing justice to them. We have separately arranged 15,000 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for them. We keep them in the district headquarters, and we are also working on their skill development so that they can get some employment. We also give them jobs in third and fourth classes of government organisations as per their qualification,” CM Sai said. (With inputs from ANI)
