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Chhattisgarh police claim upper hand as Maoist commander surrenders
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Two major encounters in Chhattisgarh killed 14 Maoists, while top commander Barsa Deva surrendered in Telangana, prompting state police to claim the upper hand against Naxalism. Additional DGP Vivekanand Sinha stated that the Naxal problem will end before the March 2026 deadline. Telangana police view the surrender as crippling the Maoist military wing.
Top CPI commander Thippiri Tirupati, known as Devuji, who surrendered to Telangana police, claimed the surrender was not out of fear of death but to work for people within the legal framework. He stated that police arrested him and showed it as a surrender. Devuji vowed to uphold the ideology of Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism.
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Four senior leaders of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) surrendered to authorities in Telangana, described by officials as a major setback to the group's operations. The surrenders include politburo member Devji and central committee member Sangram, signaling the decline of Left Wing Extremism in the region. Police leaders from Telangana and Chhattisgarh hailed the event as a turning point toward peace.