New Delhi: In a notable development, as many as three hardcore Maoists have surrender before police in Bihar’s Munger district on Sunday, December 28, police said. The surrender took place before Bihar Director General of Police (DGP), Vinay Kumar and other senior police officials in a special programme organised by the police at a college campus in Munger’s Kharagpur.
The surrender Naxalites have been identified as Narayan Koda and Bahadur Koda, both Sub-Zonal commanders of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh each as announced by the state government. Another Maoist who joined the commanders in laying down arms was identified as Vinod Koda.
Both Narayan and Bahadur were residents of Munger district and active with the banned outfit for long. They were both facing over two dozen cases registered against them at separate police stations while Vinod, a resident of Lakhisarai district was named in three cases, said police in a statement.
The members of the banned group also surrendered multiple weapons, including two Insas rifles, 4 Semi-loading rifle (SLR), 10 walkie-talkies and around 500 live rounds.
Speaking at the program, officials said the surrender was a result of the continuous operations by the police and the Special Task Force (STF) along with the influence of the benefits given under the state’ surrender and rehabilitation policy. The officials also appealed to the Maoists to shun the path of violence and join the mainstream.
As per details, the surrendered Maoists will be provided with an additional incentive of Rs 2.5 lakhs along with employment-oriented training allowance of Rs 10000/month for the next three years. They will also be provided with an additional incentive of Rs 1.11 lakhs for the weapons surrender by them.
Bihar has successfully contained the spread of Maoist-insurgency, reducing it to only a few limited pockets of two-three bordering districts. This marks a significant achievement of state’s security apparatus in tackling red terror which was once dominating a significant chunk of Bihar’s territory.
Security forces have amped up efforts towards eliminating Maoist-insurgency from across affected states after the Union Government announced a deadline to eradicate red terror by March 2026.
