In Telangana, 64 members of the banned CPI Maoist party have voluntarily surrendered before Inspector General of Police, Multi Zone-I Chandrasekhar Reddy and Bhadradri Kothagudem District Superintendent of police, Rohit Raj.
With this, the total number of Maoists who have surrendered during the last two months has gone up to 122. The IGP informed the media that 48 men and 16 women were among those who surrendered today. He said the surrendered Maoists will be given 25 thousand rupees each as immediate assistance. The IGP assured that police department will extend support to rehabilitate them in the coming days.
Bhadradri Kothagudem Superintendent of Police B Rohith Raju said a total of 122 Maoists, including these 64 members, have surrendered over the past two and a half months.
The SP further said the surrendered ultras have realised that the banned CPI (Maoist) party follows an outdated ideology and has lost the trust and support of the tribal people. “They obstruct development in agency areas and terrorise innocent tribal people,” he said.
Recently, a tribal woman lost her leg due to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast planted by Maoists. Because of such acts by Maoist leaders, tribal communities are struggling to access even basic facilities, police said.
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