Maharashtra: Woman naxalite carrying Rs 8 lakh reward surrenders in Gadchiroli

A woman Naxalite booked for murder and an attack on security forces carrying a Rs 8 lakh reward surrendered to police and the Central Reserve Police Force CRPF in Maharashtras Gadchiroli district on Saturday officials told PTIAccording to a release Rina Narote alias Lalita was a commander of the Tailor Team and was responsible for logistics in the entire Gadchiroli Division of the CPI Maoist reported PTIAs per the PTI report the 36yearold woman Naxalite a resident of Gadchiroli is booked in a murder case and an attack on security personnel it saidThe Maharashtra government had reportedly announced a reward of Rs 8 lakh for her capture She surrendered before police and CRPF officials it saidAccording to the news agency report police said Narote will receive Rs 55 lakh under the policies of the Centre and state for the rehabilitation of surrendered NaxalitesIntensified antiMaoist operations in the district and the opportunity provided by the state government for Naxalites to surrender and lead a respectful life has resulted in 23 hardcore rebels turning themselves in before the Gadchiroli police since 2022 according to the PTI report12 Naxalites killed in Gadchiroli encounter carried Rs 86 lakh cash rewardThe 12 Naxalites including three senior cadres who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra carried a total cash reward of Rs 86 lakh on their heads police told PTI on ThursdayAccording to the police due to the success of the operation the entire KorchiTipagad and ChatgaonKasansur Dalams of Maoists have been wiped out reported PTIAs per the PTI report 12 Naxalites were killed in the encounter including five women and three security personnel injured The encounter took place on Wednesday near the Chhattisgarh border in the afternoon lasting around six hours an official saidCredible information was received yesterday morning that 12 to 15 members of the KorchiTipagad and ChatgaonKasansur joint local organisation squad LOS are camping in a forest area near the Chhattisgarh border in Wandoli village with an aim to carry out subversive activities in view of the upcoming Martyrs Week observed by Naxalites between July 28 and August 3 a release issued by the Superintendent of Police SP Gadchiroli office said reported PTIAccordingly seven units of the antiMaoist C60 squad led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Operations Vishal Nagargoje were immediately dispatched for the area search operation While the teams were engaged in the operation the Maoists indiscriminately fired at them which was retaliated strongly by the C60 teams it saidAs per the PTI report SP Neelotpal said in a press conference that the Maoists managed to flee into the dense forest upon witnessing the increasing police pressureAfter the exchange of fire a search was reportedly conducted in the area which led to the recovery of the bodies of seven male and five female Maoists he saidWith inputs from PTI