Six members of the banned CPI (Maoist) party from Chhattisgarh surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Tuesday, police said.

This comes hours after senior Naxalite Mallojula Venugopal alias Bhupathi and 60 other cadres surrendered before police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district.

Attracted by the Telangana government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy, along with the developmental and welfare activities under “Operation Cheyutha”, a community outreach initiative conducted by the police in collaboration with the CRPF, the Maoists cadre chose to renounce the path of Naxalism and embrace a peaceful life with their families, Bhadradri Kothagudem Superintendent of Police B Rohit Raju said in a release.

A total of 326 Maoists of various cadres have

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