At least 26 Naxalites, including three carrying bounties, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Monday, police said.The cadres turned themselves in before senior officials from the police and Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF), citing disillusionment with the “hollow” and “inhuman” Maoist ideology, harsh forest life and infighting within the outlawed outfit, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai said.
He said the surrendered Naxalites belonged to Janmiltia, Revolutionary Party Committee (RPC) and Janatana Sarkar wings of Maoists and their frontal units like Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS) and Chetna Natya Mandli (CNM).