In a major blow to the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh, 66 Naxalites, including 49 carrying a combined bounty of Rs 2.27 crore, surrendered before security forces in five districts of the state’s Bastar division on Thursday, police officials said. The surrenders took place in Bijapur (25), Dantewada (15), Kanker (13), Narayanpur (8), and Sukma (5) districts. Among them, 27 were women, according to officials.
