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
Updated On: 2025-10-15 06:39 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
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
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)
The CM assured that those who have surrendered will be rehabilitated with dignity
