Last major Naxal cadre surrenders in Bastar; Chhattisgarh on verge of declaring region Maoist-free
Raipur, March 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a historic breakthrough just one week before the government’s self-imposed deadline to declare Bastar Naxal-free, the last major Naxal cadre operating in the region—Papa Rao alias Mangu—has surrendered along with his armed group. The 56-year-old Papa Rao, a native of Sukma district and a senior member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZCM), arrived at Kutru police station in Bijapur district carrying an AK-47 and other weapons.
