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“As many as 16 Maoists have surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district,” police said on Thursday (September 11, 2025). The cadres turned themselves in before senior police officials in Narayanpur on Wednesday evening (September 10, 2025).
“They cited disappointment with the “hollow” Maoist ideology, atrocities committed by Maoists on innocent tribals and growing internal differences in the banned outfit,” Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Robinson Guria said.
“All the 16 Maoists were lower rung cadres belonging to various units, including the Janatana Sarkar, Chetna Natya Mandli and panchayat militia members of Maoists,” he said.
“Although their positions were relatively low in the Maoist hierarchy, they played a crucial role in sustaining the insurgency,” the official said.
“They were actively involved in supplying rations, medicines and other essential items to armed Maoist groups without getting payment against it, besides assisting in transporting weapons and explosives, planting IEDs, gathering intelligence on security force movements and conducting recce,” he said.
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“During questioning, the cadres told the police that top Maoist leaders are the “real enemies” of tribals,” the official said.
“They (top Maoist leaders) mislead locals with false promises of protecting water, forest and land, equality and justice, only to exploit and enslave them. Local cadres face severe exploitation, and the condition of women Maoists is even worse,” he said quoting those who surrendered.
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“Many leaders treat the lower cadres as personal slaves under the false pretext of promising them a better future in cities or even abroad,” the SP said quoting Maoists.
“All the surrendered Maoists were provided an assistance of ₹50,000 each and will be further rehabilitated as per the government’s policy,” he added.
Published – September 11, 2025 12:44 pm IST
