Raipur: In a major breakthrough for the ongoing campaign to eradicate Naxalites, sixteen Maoists, including seven women, surrendered before the police and paramilitary forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday.

The surrendered individuals carried a combined bounty of Rs 70 lakh and included several high-ranking members of the banned outfit, such as the Deputy Commander of PLGA Military Company No. 1, members of the North Bureau Technical Team, Mad Division Stop Team, and other militia and party cadres, officials said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

The surrendered Maoists took an oath to join the mainstream and were each given an incentive cheque of Rs 50,000 under the Chhattisgarh government’s Naxal rehabilitation policy. They will also be provided with all facilitie

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