Bharat Durgam
Jagdalpur, October 11
Three senior leaders of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) and members of the State Committee (SCM) surrendered before the Telangana Police on Friday.
The development is seen as a major breakthrough in the Maoist eradication campaign and propelling the rebels to join the mainstream of the society. Three hardcore rebels, who spent 21 to 35 years underground, laid down arms before Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy. They were active in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region and had held many important positions in the banned organisation.
The surrendered Maoists included included Kunkati Venkataiah (52), State Committee Member and Secretary/In-Charge of South Bastar DVC under the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), Mogilicherla Venkatraju (45), State Committee Member (SCM) and in-charge of CNM in the DKSZC of the CPI-Maoist) and Thodam Ganga (42), State Committee Member, Member in Janathana Sarkar of the DKSZC and In-Charge Janathana Sarkar, South Bastar DVC, decided to join the national mainstream.
The on-going anti-Maoists campaign going on in Chhattisgarh has inflicted a severe blow to the rebels. Many top cadres have been eliminated by the security personnel in the fierce encounters. Following extreme pressure in Chhattisgarh, Maoists are surrendering before the Telangana police.
According to the Telangana police, 412 underground cadres have surrendered before the state police so far in 2025. They include one Central Committee Member (CCM), four State Committee Members, two Divisional Committee Secretaries (DVCS), eight Divisional Committee Members (DVCMs), and 35 Area Committee Members (ACMs).
A total of 72 underground cadres of the CPI-Maoist are natives of Telangana. Out of the 12 Central Committee Members of the CPI-Maoist, eight are from Telangana.
