HYDERABAD: Thirteen Maoists, including six women, have surrendered before the police in Telangana’s Warangal district, a move attributed to the state government’s rehabilitation initiatives and sustained police awareness campaigns.
According to Chandra Shekhar Reddy, Inspector General of Police for Warangal Multi-Zone 1, all the surrendered individuals belong to the Gotti Koya tribal community from the Bijapur area of Chhattisgarh. The Maoists were presented before the media at the Warangal Police Commissionerate, where they also received incentives as announced by the government.
IG Reddy stated that these individuals chose to surrender after being influenced by information provided and awareness campaigns conducted by the Telangana Police. He added that so far this year, 250 Maoists have surrendered in Telangana, with 90 percent of them originating from Chhattisgarh.
He clarified that the Telangana Police and the Greyhounds have no involvement in the ongoing combing operations in the forest region of Karrigutta along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border. These operations are being carried out entirely by Chhattisgarh state forces and central security agencies, and Telangana has not received any official communication regarding them.
The increasing number of surrenders is seen as a positive step towards restoring peace and order in the region, highlighting the effectiveness of the Telangana government’s rehabilitation schemes and policing strategies.
