The DGP said the surrender with arms would lead to significant erosion of organisational strength, morale, and leadership credibility of the CPI (Maoists).
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In another setback to the banned CPI (Maoist), a total of 41 underground cadres, including six senior leaders, along with their arms, surrendered before the Director General of Police, B Shivadhar Reddy, in Telangana. According to the police, the cadres decided to join the mainstream after the CPI (Maoist) leadership deployed them in unfamiliar terrain outside Chhattisgarh, posing logistical problems and mobility constraints.
The DGP said the surrender with arms would lead to significant erosion of organisational strength, morale, and leadership credibility of the CPI (Maoists).
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The cadres surrendered with the 24 firearms, including an INSAS Light Machine Gun (LMG), three AK-47 rifles, five SLR rifles, seven INSAS rifles, a barrel-launched grenade launcher (BGL gun, four .303 rifles, one single-shot rifle and two air guns. They also handed over 24 firearms and 733 live rounds of ammunition, and eight BGL shells. Several of the surrendered Maoists carried rewards on their heads. The total amount of rewards that will be disbursed is Rs 1.46 crore.
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In the press statement, the police stated, “The CPI(Maoist) leadership has been arbitrarily deploying cadres to unfamiliar and distant areas without their consent, often to regions where they lack basic geographical knowledge and local support. This has resulted in serious mobility constraints and acute logistical difficulties, including a shortage of essential day-to-day necessities. Such conditions have caused growing frustration and hardship among the cadres, compelling many to disengage from the CPI (Maoist)organisation and choose to return to the mainstream of society.”
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