Bastar: In what is believed to be the largest-ever surrender in the area, 210 Naxalites gave up their weapons and reintegrated into society on October 17, making it a historic day in Naxal-affected Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
At the Police Lines in Jagdalpur, 210 additional Naxalites gave up their guns and left the path of terror in front of top police and district administration authorities, one day after 170 Naxalites in the state did the same. ADG Vivekananda Sinha, ADG BSF, ADG CRPF, Bastar IG, Bastar DIG, all SPs of the Bastar division, the Bastar Collector, and Chhattisgarh DGP Arundev Gautam were present at the historic surrender.
Members of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee Ranita and Santu, as well as Central Committee member Vasudev Rao alias Satish alias Rupesh alias Vikalp, have surrendered. More than 30 members of the local committee, more than 20 members of the divisional committee, and other Maoist cadres also put down their weapons with them. “This would end the Red terror in North Bastar and liberate the majority of Abujhmad from Naxal domination. Only South Bastar is left now,” MHA officials declared prior to the capitulation.
Vishnu Deo Sai, the country’s chief minister, called it a historic day. “This day is significant for the entire nation, not just Chhattisgarh. Today, our own misinformed brothers and sisters are making their way back into the mainstream. I express my gratitude to them and wish them luck in their new life. They are presently in charge of Bastar’s development.
153 weapons in all, including carbines, AK-47s, UBGLs, INSAS rifles, and SLRs.In the process, 303 rifles and other handguns have been found among the Naxalites who have turned themselves in.
Details of the Weapon
1) 19 AK-47 rifles
2) 17 SLR firearms
3) Twenty-three INSAS rifles
4) One INSAS LMG
5) 36 Rifles,.303
6) Four Carbines
7) Eleven BGL Launchers
8) 41 12 Bore/One shot
9) One pistol
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has praised their choice and reaffirmed his government’s pledge to eradicate Naxalism by March next, as an increasing number of red insurgents have indicated their want to integrate into society.
“Over the past two days, 258 left-wing militants who have been honed by war have refrained from using violence. I support their choice to put their faith in the Indian Constitution and to forgo violence. Because of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unrelenting efforts to put an end to the threat, Naxalism is dying,” Shah said on Thursday.
Our stance is unambiguous: anyone who wishes to give up is welcome, and those who keep using firearms will face the fury of our troops. Once more, I urge those who continue down the Naxalist path to put down their guns and integrate into society. Before March 31, 2026, we are determined to eradicate naxalism,” he said.
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Major Naxalite Surrenders In Chhattisgarh
October 15, 2025: On October 15, 27 Naxalites turned themselves in in the Sukma district, 16 of them were rewarded with a total of Rs 50 lakh. This occurred one day after sixty Naxalites in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, including prominent Naxalite leader Mallojula Venugopal Rao, also known as Bhupati, surrendered.
On October 8, 2025, 16 Naxalites—including 10 Maoists—turned themselves in at Narayanpur, with a combined reward of Rs 70 lakh. Before Robinson Guria, the superintendent of police for Narayanpur, all Naxalites turned themselves in.
September 24, 2025: In the Dantewada district of South Bastar, 71 Maoist cadres of the outlawed CPI resigned from the organization. A total of Rs 64 lakh was the reward for thirty of them. Out of the 71 people who gave up, 21 were female.
August 20, 2025: In Narayanpur district, eight Maoists, including two women, turned themselves in in front of police authorities with a Rs 30 lakh bounty.
In Sukma, South Bastar, 33 senior Maoist cadres—including nine women—with a combined reward of Rs 11.8 lakh turned themselves in on July 12, 2025.
22 Naxalites in Abujhmad surrender on July 11, 2025.
June 6, 2025: In Dantewada, seven CPI-Maoist cadres, two of whom are carrying prizes, surrender.
16 CPI-Maoist cadres turned themselves in in the Sukma district of the Bastar division on June 2, 2025.
April 18, 2025: About 22 Naxalites, including nine women, turned themselves in to Sukma police with a total reward of Rs 45.5 lakh on their heads.
January 29, 2025: up the Bastar division’s Narayanpur district, 29 CPI-Maoist cadres, including seven women, turned themselves up before SP Prabhat Kumar in the Kutul police station area.
On May 5, 2024, 35 CPI-Maoist members turned themselves in as part of the Dantewada district’s “Lon Varratu” (homecoming) campaign. A bounty was placed on the heads of three of them.
