Daijiworld Media Network - Raipur

Raipur, Oct 18: In another significant blow to Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh, a top female commander, Geeta alias Kamli Salam, surrendered to police on Saturday in Kondagaon district, marking yet another defection in what appears to be a turning tide in the region’s decades-long conflict.

Geeta, who held the position of tailor team commander in the Maoist East Bastar Division and carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, turned herself in to Superintendent of Police Akshay Kumar. Her decision, authorities say, was driven by growing disillusionment with the movement, internal rifts within the ranks, and inspiration drawn from Friday’s historic mass surrender in Jagdalpur, where 210 Maoists — including key leaders — laid down arms.

The Jagdalpur event, attended

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