51 Maoists Surrender in Chhattisgarh Under Government Rehabilitation Scheme

In a significant development for internal security, 51 Maoist cadres, including several high-ranking members with a collective bounty of ₹66 lakh, have surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. The group, which included nine women, laid down their arms under the state's 'Poona Margem' rehabilitation initiative. Officials attribute the mass surrender to the success of the government's policy combining security operations with dialogue and development, which they say is weakening the Maoist network and encouraging rebels to rejoin the mainstream.