Female Maoist Commander With Rs 5 Lakh Bounty Surrenders in Chhattisgarh: Part of Growing Defection Trend

Oct 18, 2025 06:34 pm CST

A female Maoist commander named Geeta (alias Kamli Salam) with a Rs 5 lakh bounty surrendered to Chhattisgarh police, joining 210 other Naxalites who defected earlier. Her surrender highlights growing disillusionment within Maoist ranks and the effectiveness of the state's dual strategy of security operations and rehabilitation initiatives aimed at ending the decades-long insurgency in the Bastar region.