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IN PHOTOS: Top Naxal leader, 60 others surrender in presence of Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Updated On: 15 October, 2025 06:39 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Senior Naxalite Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Bhupathi on Wednesday surrendered before Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis along with 60 other cadres in Gadchiroli district. Pics/X

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Bhupathi carried a bounty of Rs 6 crore, an official said. Pics/X

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Bhupathi carried a bounty of Rs 6 crore, an official said. Pics/X
The Naxals surrendered along with their 54 weapons, which include seven AK-47s and nine INSAS rifles, the official said

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The Naxals surrendered along with their 54 weapons, which include seven AK-47s and nine INSAS rifles, the official said

Bhupathi alias Sonu was considered one of the most influential strategists in the Maoist organisation and had long supervised platoon operations along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

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Bhupathi alias Sonu was considered one of the most influential strategists in the Maoist organisation and had long supervised platoon operations along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

The surrender of senior Naxalite Bhupathi and 60 other cadres is the "beginning of the end of the Naxal movement" in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday

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The surrender of senior Naxalite Bhupathi and 60 other cadres is the "beginning of the end of the Naxal movement" in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday

In the coming days, the entire "red corridor" in Chhattisgarh, Telangana will be free of Naxalism, CM Fadnavis said, adding that Gadchiroli in Maharashtra was leading the fight against the outlawed CPI (Maoist)

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In the coming days, the entire "red corridor" in Chhattisgarh, Telangana will be free of Naxalism, CM Fadnavis said, adding that Gadchiroli in Maharashtra was leading the fight against the outlawed CPI (Maoist)

The CM assured that those who have surrendered will be rehabilitated with dignity

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The CM assured that those who have surrendered will be rehabilitated with dignity

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