US Edition108 Maoists Surrender in Chhattisgarh's Bastar; ₹3.61 Crore Cash, Gold Recovered
The surrender included 44 women and top commanders, with Rs 3.61 crore cash and 101 weapons recovered, marking a major setback to Maoist insurgency in Bastar, officials said.
- On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 108 Maoists surrendered across Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma, Bastar, Narayanpur and Kanker in the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee area.
- Poona Margham outreach began in July 2025 and deployed surrendered cadres and District Reserve Guard/Bastar Fighters, while Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation programmes promised skill training, livelihoods and counselling.
- Among those who surrendered were named commanders including Rahul Telam, Pandru Kovasi, Jhitru Oyam, Ramdhar alias Biru, Mallesh, Commander Muchaki and Kosa Mandavi; six were divisional commanders with an eight lakh reward each and a collective Rs 3.29 crore bounty.
- Security forces seized 101 weapons, including AK-47s and barrel grenade launchers, plus Rs 3.61 crore in cash and 1 kg gold from the Indravati area, officials said.
- With 20 days left for the March 31, 2026, deadline, officials said Maoist ranks in Chhattisgarh are declining, with 2,714 cadres abandoning violence in 26 months.
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108 Maoists, Carrying Total Bounty Of Rs 3.95 Crore, Surrender In Bastar
In a dramatic development in the final phase of India's anti-Maoist campaign, security forces achieved one of their biggest breakthroughs in Bastar when 108 Maoists surrendered simultaneously on Wednesday.
44 women among 108 Maoists with ₹3.9 cr bounty surrender in Bastar
Apart from huge stocks of weapons, Bastar police seized Rs 3.61 crore in cash and one kg of gold valued at about Rs 1.64 crore from the Maoist dumps, the highest seizure of cash and valuables from a single location in the history of anti-Maoist operations in the country, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj Pattilingam said.
108 Maoists, Rs 3.6 crore cash, 1 kg gold – surrenders mark days leading up to Home Ministry deadline
The Maoists were operating in an area they termed as Dandakaranya, which comprises Bastar's seven districts and border areas of Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Biggest surrender in years, 108 Maoists lay down arms in Bastar before Shah’s deadline
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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