Kamala Sodi, a Maoist carrying a Rs 17 lakh bounty, surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh’s Khairagarh–Chhuikhadan–Gandai district. Officials said her surrender reflects growing success of the state’s rehabilitation policy encouraging rebels to abandon violence and rejoin society

Raipur: In another success for Chhattisgarh’s “anti-Naxal” campaign, Kamala Sodi, a notorious female Maoist carrying a bounty of Rs 17 lakh, surrendered to the police on Thursday, marking a powerful moment in the state’s ongoing effort to dismantle insurgent networks through dialogue and rehabilitation.

Sodi, also known by her aliases Ungi and Taruna, laid down arms at the Superintendent of Police’s office in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district, in the presence of Rajnandgaon Range Inspector General Abhi

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