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Three Senior Maoist Commanders Surrender With Weapons in Bengal
Three senior Maoist members surrendered to the police in Bankura, Bengal.
Two of the three commanders were women.
They had allegedly worked underground for almost 20 years.
Police said they were linked to more than 75 criminal cases.
These cases included murder and weapons-related offences.
The group handed over rifles, ammunition and magazines.
The weapons were reportedly taken from security personnel earlier.
The surrender happened under Bengal’s rehabilitation policy.
Police said the event shows that the armed Maoist network in the region is becoming smaller.
Three CPI(Maoist) commanders, including two women, surrendered before Bengal police in Bankura.
Jaba Mahato, Nayantara Sahoo and Ramprasad Mandi had spent nearly two decades underground.
Police said the trio were named in more than 75 criminal cases.
They surrendered two Insas rifles, one AK-47, 10 magazines and 154 live rounds.
The surrender came amid intensified anti-Maoist operations and use of rehabilitation measures.
- Who
- CPI(Maoist) commanders Jaba Mahato, Nayantara Sahoo and Ramprasad Mandi surrendered before Bengal police.
- What
- The three surrendered and handed over firearms and ammunition under the state’s surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy.
- Where
- Bankura, West Bengal, in the presence of senior police officials.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- They surrendered under the state’s rehabilitation policy amid intensified anti-Maoist operations and pressure on the residual network.
Key facts
- Surrendered commanders
- Jaba Mahato, Nayantara Sahoo and Ramprasad Mandi
- Affiliation
- CPI(Maoist)
- Reported criminal cases
- More than 75 cases collectively
- Weapons surrendered
- Two Insas rifles and one AK-47
- Ammunition surrendered
- 10 magazines and 154 live rounds
- Operating areas
- The Jhargram-Bankura-Purulia-West Midnapore belt and parts of Jharkhand
- Rehabilitation framework
- West Bengal’s surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy
Sources
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