Gadchiroli, March 19 Eleven Naxalites, including five senior operatives, with a total reward of Rs 68 lakh on their heads, surrendered to the police and CRPF in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, on Thursday, an official said.
The eleven include a divisional commander (DVCM), an area committee secretary, one people's party committee member (PPCM), one commander, and an area committee member, according to a release from the office of the Gadchiroli superintendent of police.
"The Maharashtra government had announced a cumulative reward of Rs 68 lakh for them. Since 2025, a total of 123 armed Maoists have surrendered in Gadchiroli. Left Wing Extremism in the district has almost come to an end. While it was once active in all 10 sub-divisions of Gadchiroli, it is now confined to the border areas of the Bhamragad sub-division," the release added.
Till date, a total of 794 Naxalites have surrendered in Gadchiroli, it said.