Twelve Maoists have surrendered before the police in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh today. District Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai said that a total reward of twenty-eight lakh rupees was declared on nine of these Maoists.
The surrendered Maoists will be provided incentives of 50,000 rupees each along with other facilities under the new rehabilitation policy of the state government.
“With this, a total of 1,005 Naxalites, including 249 with bounty on their heads, have so far surrendered in the district under the ‘Lon Varratu’ (term in Gondi dialect meaning ‘return to your home/village’) campaign, launched in June 2020, Dantewada”, Superintendent of Police ,Gaurav Rai stated.
“The number of Maoists, who surrendered under the Lon Varratu campaign of the Dantewada police, has crossed the 1,000-mark and this achievement reflects the far-sighted policies of the government, the continuous action of the security forces and the trust of the local communities,” he said.
“It is a symbol of the commitment of the government and administration to bring back the youth, who have strayed due to the hollow ideology of Maoists, to the mainstream. The 12 cadres, including two women, turned themselves in before senior police officials as well as those belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), citing disappointment with growing differences within the outlawed outfit, harsh forest life and hollow Maoist ideology,” he said.