Senior Maoist Leader and 60 Cadres Surrender in Maharashtra

In a major blow to the Naxal insurgency, Mallojula Venugopal Rao, alias Bhupathi, a central committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist), has surrendered in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli. Bhupathi, who carried a bounty of Rs 6 crore, surrendered along with 60 other suspected Maoists, including several high-ranking members. The group also handed over a large cache of weapons. This mass surrender represents a significant success for security forces in their campaign against left-wing extremism in the region.