Two wanted Maoists with a cumulative reward of ₹ 43 lakh surrendered on Thursday (December 11, 2025) in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. Police say this has made the region Maoist-free.
The development comes just days after 10 Maoists laid down their arms in a ceremony attended by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Balaghat.
Deepak alias Chhota Deepak and Rohit surrendered at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Korka in Lanji area of the district, Shiyaz KM, commander of the elite police force, Hawk Force, told The Hindu.
Mr Shiyaz said the two individuals were part of the GRB (Gondia, Rajnandgaon, Balaghat) division of the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh (MMC) Special Zone of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and were operating with the Malajkhand Dalam group.
The last of the active Maoists
While Deepak was an Additional Committee Member (ACM) of the CPI (M), Rohit was a regular cadre and both worked with Ramder alias Soma, a senior Maoist leader and Central Committee Member (CCM) who surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Monday, he said.
“Before Ramder’s surrender, these two parted ways as they wanted to surrender here in Balaghat. Deepak was the last of the three active Maoists who hail from the district and was also their local support as he has family here. The other two had already surrendered in Chhattisgarh,” Mr Shiyaz said, adding that there was no active Maoist left in the region.
Deepak is a resident of Palagondi in Balaghat, he said. While he carried a reward of ₹29 lakh for information about him, Rohit had a reward of ₹14 lakh.
Earlier, on December 7, 10 Maoists from the KB (Kanha-Bhoramdeo) division, including four women, surrendered their arms to Mr. Yadav, who in turn handed over copies of the Constitution to them. 10 carried a cumulative remuneration of ₹2.36 crore.
Published – 11 Dec 2025 22:11 IST
