Crime
260 Maoists Have Surrendered in Telangana This Year: DGP
In the presence of Telangana Police, around 47 Maoists, including several women from Chhattisgarh, surrendered in Hyderabad on Saturday.
The surrendered cadres, belonging to the South Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh, laid down arms before Shivdhar Reddy.
Speaking on the occasion, the DGP said the group handed over 32 weapons in their possession to the police.
He announced that those who surrendered would receive a rehabilitation package worth ₹1.20 crore, in addition to Central Government incentives and free health cards.
Reddy assured that the government would extend full support to those willing to leave the forests and join the mainstream of society.
The large-scale surrender assumes significance in the backdrop of the recent encounter in Jharkhand and the expiry of the deadline set by the Centre for Maoist cadres to surrender.
The DGP clarified that all those who surrendered were from Chhattisgarh and that no individuals from Telangana were among them.
He also praised the efforts of the Special Intelligence Branch and said that so far in 2026, a total of 260 underground Maoists have surrendered in Telangana.
According to him, only four Maoist cadres originally from Telangana remain underground and are operating outside the state.