Raipur: In a momentous development in Chhattisgarh’s long-standing battle against insurgency, more than 200 Maoists from the Maad region are set to formally surrender before Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma in Jagdalpur on Friday.

Among them is Rupesh, the North-West Sub-Zonal In-charge, a high-ranking figure whose defection signals a significant blow to the Maoist command structure.

Rupesh, accompanied by his comrades, arrived at the Bijapur police headquarters on Thursday evening, where he initially surrendered.

The final ceremonial handover will take place shortly at the Reserve Police Lines in Jagdalpur, Bastar district, marking a symbolic and strategic victory for the state’s anti-Naxal campaign.

Chief Minister Sai hailed the event as a turning

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