Raipur: In a breakthrough in Chhattisgarh’s “anti-Naxal” campaign, 21 Maoists active in North Bastar surrendered to the police on Wednesday, handing over 18 weapons.

The surrender ceremony, held at Junglewar College, was marked by a symbolic red-carpet welcome, underscoring the state’s shift in strategy towards rehabilitation and reintegration.

Bastar Inspector General of Police Sundarraj personally welcomed the surrendered cadres into the mainstream, presenting each with a copy of the Constitution, a gesture aimed at reaffirming their place in a democratic society.

IGP Sundaraj told IANS, “Today, in the northern sub-divisional area of Kanker district, including the Utter Bastar region and Keskel division, a total of 21 Naxalites surrendered. They included 13 female and eight male Naxal

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