Overview
- Eleven members of the CPI (Maoist) surrendered on March 15 in Kalahandi before Odisha DGP Y B Khurania, with police identifying the group as part of the Bansadhara‑Ghumsar‑Nagavali division active in Kalahandi, Rayagada and Kandhamal.
- The group included Divisional Committee Member Nakul from Maharashtra, alongside five Area Committee members and five cadres, with rewards totaling roughly ₹63 lakh.
- The cadres handed over 11 firearms—an AK‑47, an INSAS rifle, four SLRs, four single‑shot rifles and a 12‑bore gun—along with a large cache of ammunition.
- Authorities said the 11 will receive over ₹1.23 crore under Odisha’s surrender‑and‑rehabilitation policy, including ₹60 lakh in additional cash incentives and other reintegration support.
- Police estimate only about 15 armed Maoists remain, largely near Kandhamal’s borders, as operations intensify and the state rolls out a Gramodaya sports campaign for youth in 485 villages.