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10 Maoists surrender in M.P.’s Balaghat; CM Yadav calls on more to lay down arms

10 Maoists surrender in M.P.’s Balaghat; CM Yadav calls on more to lay down arms

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Ten Maoists, including four women, surrendered on Sunday (December 7, 2025) after laying down arms in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Balaghat district. The development comes a month after a woman Maoist surrendered in Balaghat, becoming the first to lay down arms in Madhya Pradesh since the introduction of State’s new rehabilitation policy, launched in August 2023. Speaking at a programme held for the formal surrender, Mr. Yadav said the 10 Maoists together carried a reward of ₹2.36 crore across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. The Maoists include Surendra alias Soma Sodi, 50, a sub-zonal committee secretary in the Kanha-Bhoramdeo (KB) division of the Maharashtra–Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh (MMC) zone with a reward of ₹62 lakh on him. A native of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, he was also the military chief of the Darbha division of the Maoists.  Another surrendered Maoist, Rakesh Odi alias Manish, 42, a resident of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district and a secretary in the MMC zone, also carried a bounty of ₹62 lakh. Apart from him, all nine are from …

3 Women Naxalites Killed In Encounter In Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat

3 Women Naxalites Killed In Encounter In Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat

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Last Updated:February 19, 2025, 18:25 IST The anti-Naxal Hawk Force of the state police and local police teams took part in the operation that took place in a forested area near Chhattisgarh border. Twelve police teams are carrying out a combing operation to track them down. Three women Naxalites were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with the police in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, an official said. The anti-Naxal Hawk Force of the state police and local police teams took part in the operation that took place in a forested area near Chhattisgarh border, said additional superintendent of police Vijay Dabar. The gun battle took place in the morning, at a location some 90 km from the district headquarters, and more details were awaited, Dabar told PTI. “Hawk Force and the police neutralized three hardcore Naxalites in an encounter near Ronda Forest Camp in Supkhar Forest Range under Garhi Police Station area,” an official statement said. Police recovered an INSAS rifle, a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) and a .303 rifle besides essential daily-use items, it said, …

Female Naxal carrying bounty of Rs 14 Lakh arrested in MP`s Balaghat

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A 32-year-old female Naxal carrying a reward of Rs 14 Lakh on her head was arrested in Madhya Pradesh`s Balaghat district, a police officer said on Friday. A team of Hawk force nabbed her in the forest of Parsatola under the jurisdiction of Baihar police station in the district on Thursday night (September 5). The Naxal has been identified as Sajanti (32), a resident of Gadchiroli in Maharashtra. A pistol with a bullet magazine, an axe and other stuff were recovered from her, he added. Balaghat Superintendent of Police (SP) Nagendra Singh said, “We received information that there was some movement of Naxals in search of rations in the forest of Parsatola under Baihar police station limits. Following the information, we immediately mobilised the team of Hawk force in the area. Around 10 pm on September 5, we saw two Naxals moving towards the forest from Parsatola village, when the team asked them to stop, then they started running.” Though the team of Hawk force managed to nab one female Naxal while one escaped from …