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Telangana: Record number of 64 Maoists surrender before police in Kothagudem

Kothagudem (Telangana), Mar 15 (UNI) At least 64 Maoists, including 16 females, from various border villages in Sukma and Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, surrendered before the police here on Saturday to lead a peaceful life with their family members.
This would be the first time that such a huge number of Maoists surrendered at a time before the police in the state.
Talking to reporters here, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Multi Zone-I, S Chandrashekhar Reddy said 181 Maoists of different ranks had surrendered before the Telangana police from January 2024 till date.
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