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Biggest surrender in years, 108 Maoists lay down arms in Bastar before Shah's deadline

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March 12, 2026

Weeks before the deadline, set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the elimination of Maoist insurgency from Chhattisgarh and the country, a significant development unfolded in Bastar on Wednesday with the surrender of 108 Maoist cadres before security forces in Jagdalpur, marking one of the largest collective surrenders in the region in recent years.

- SHISHIR ROY

The development is being seen as a significant setback for the insurgent network in its long time stronghold.The cadres, belonging to the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the Maoist movement, surrendered under the state government’s “Poona Margaem-Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation’ initiative, choosing to abandon violence and rejoin the mainstream.

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