Overview
- Telangana’s police chief said the outfit is now headless and nearly in tatters in the state after the public presentation of Devuji, Malla Raji Reddy, Bade Chokka Rao and Nune Narsimha Reddy.
- Authorities disbursed ₹90 lakh in rewards under the rehabilitation policy, with ₹25 lakh each to Devuji and Raji Reddy and ₹20 lakh each to the other two leaders.
- Devuji, a Politburo member and former Central Military Commission in‑charge who spent over four decades underground, said he will abandon armed struggle and work within the law.
- The Union cites a surge in defections toward its March 31, 2026 target to end Naxalism, noting 2,167 surrenders in 2025, while Telangana reports 591 returns since 2024 with 11 natives still underground.
- Security operations continue elsewhere, with two Maoists killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur and fresh surrenders reported in Kanker, including a divisional‑rank cadre arriving with an AK‑47.