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Chhattisgarh sees record 103 naxalites, including 22 women, surrender with Rs 1 crore+ bounties
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Mathrubhumi English
Bijapur: 103 Naxalites, including 22 women, surrendered to authorities in Bijapur district on Thursday.
Among them, 49 were carrying bounties totalling more than Rs 1 crore, marking one of the largest mass surrenders by Left-wing extremists in Chhattisgarh in a single day.
Among others, four Naxalites were carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each, 15 cadres a bounty of Rs 2 lakh each, ten a reward of Rs 1 lakh each, 12 cadres a reward of Rs 50,000 each, and three a bounty of Rs 10,000 each, he said.
With this, 410 Naxalites have surrendered in Bijapur district so far this year, while 421 others have been arrested, the SP stated.
All the surrendered Naxalites were provided an immediate assistance of Rs 50,000 each and will be rehabilitated as per the government's policy, police said.