Two hardcore maoists from Chhattisgarh surrender before Odisha Police

Phulbani: Two active Maoists from Chhattisgarh reportedly surrendered before the Odisha police in Kandhamal district today. The surrendered Maoists have been identified as Ranjit Nayitam and Ranga Poyam. Both of them were members of a Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) Maoists group.

Ranjit Nayitam is an area committee member while Ranga Poyam is a party member of the Mahanadi area committee. They were members of the 8th company of CPI since 2017 and were involved in various violent activities in Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

The duo surrendered in the presence of Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Kumar Bansal and other senior police officers.

Meanwhile, the Kandhamal SP assured them that they would be rehabilitated under the Surrender and Rehabilitation Scheme of the State Government.

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