Kanker: At least 21 Maoist cadres, including 13 women, have surrendered with 18 weapons in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district. According to Bastar Inspector General P Sundarraj, the cadres, part of the Kuemari/Kiskodo Area Committee of Keshkal Division (North Sub Zonal Bureau), laid down arms and joined the mainstream.

The surrendered cadres included four Division Committee Members, including Division Committee Secretary Mukesh, nine Area Committee Members, and eight party members. They handed over an arsenal of weapons, including three AK-47 Rifles, four SLR Rifles, two INSAS Rifles, six .303 Rifles, two Single Shot Rifles, and one BGL weapon, to the security personnel.

IG Sundarraj hailed the development as a decisive step in the fight against Maoism and stated that the rehabilitation and

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