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Massive Surrender of Maoists (October 2025)
Total Surrenders: Over 258 Naxalites/Maoists surrendered in a two-day period in mid-October 2025 across Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Key Surrender in Maharashtra (October 15, 2025):
61 cadres surrendered in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.
The group was led by Mallojula Venugopal Rao (alias Bhupati, Sonu, or Abhay), a 70-year-old high-ranking ideologue and strategist.
He was a Politburo Member and Central Committee Member of the banned CPI (Maoist) and carried a bounty of ₹60 lakh (approximately $72,000 USD) on his head. The total bounty on the 61 surrendered cadres was around ₹5.24 crore (approximately $630,000 USD).
Mass Surrender in Chhattisgarh (October 16-17, 2025):
Over 170 to 208 Naxalites formally laid down arms in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
The surrendered group included senior figures like Takkalappalli Vasudeva Rao (alias Rupesh, the Maoists' "bombmaker," and a newly elevated Central Committee Member) and Ranita (DKSZC member and Maad division in-charge).
They surrendered a large cache of 153 weapons, including AK-47, INSAS, and SLR rifles.
Significance: Government officials hailed these as landmark events, with the surrenders of top leaders like Bhupati representing a severe setback to the Maoist's ideology, communication, and command structure.
It was stated that this has led to Abujhmarh and North Bastar, once Maoist strongholds, being declared largely Naxal-free.
How India is Crushing Naxalism
The Indian government's strategy against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), or Naxalism, is generally a multi-pronged approach often summarized as: Security, Development, and Policy.
1. Security and Counter-Insurgency Operations
Relentless Pressure: Security forces, including the CRPF, CoBRA, and state police forces (like the Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh), have intensified anti-Maoist operations.
Forward Operating Bases (FOBs): Establishment of new, fortified security camps in remote, previously Maoist-dominated areas, filling security vacuums, disrupting Naxal supply lines, and cutting off safe havens.
Targeting Leadership: Successful operations have resulted in the elimination and capture of top Maoist leaders, which severely impacts the organization's command and control.
Technological Edge: Use of GPS-enabled tracking, night-vision equipment, and improved intelligence gathering.
2. Development and Infrastructure
Penetration into Remote Areas: Projects like the BharatNet for high-speed internet, road construction, and electrification (e.g., Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana) have brought government presence and services to remote tribal areas, addressing a key grievance exploited by Maoists.
Welfare Schemes: Implementation of central and state welfare schemes, including free healthcare (e.g., Ayushman Bharat) and vocational training, to win the trust of tribal communities.
3. Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy
Incentives and Protection: The government offers attractive surrender policies, providing financial incentives, land, vocational training, and security/protection to those who lay down arms and join the mainstream.
Dialogue and Appeal: Continuous appeal from the government to the remaining Maoists to surrender and embrace the Constitution, with the promise of a "new life."
Reintegration: Efforts are made for the social and economic reintegration of former Naxalites, sometimes including job opportunities in local industry.
Current Status (as per government statements):
The government has committed to uprooting Naxalism completely by March 31, 2026.
The number of districts most affected by LWE has been significantly reduced, with only a few districts, primarily in South Bastar (Chhattisgarh), now categorized as severely affected.
The overall area affected by LWE has shrunk dramatically, and incidents of Naxal violence and related deaths of security personnel/civilians have shown a steep decline over the last decade.
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