From hiding to hope: Bastar and its surrendered Maoists

From hiding to hope: Bastar and its surrendered Maoists

The CAPF camp drive, security grid expansion, wipeout of leadership, erasure of corridors, and other reasons have resulted in Maoists surrendering in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar. Vijaita Singh reports on how the Maoist insurgency has fallen over the past two years, especially since the killing of its top leader Basavaraju last year, followed by the death of nine central committee members in encounters.