2Photo© thehindu.com258 Naxals In Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra Surrendered In 2 Days, Says Amit Shah
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New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) As many as 258 battle-hardened Maoists have surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in the last two days, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Thursday.
He also gave a clear message to the Naxals that if they surrender, they will be welcomed but those who continue to wield the gun will face the wrath of security forces.
Shah also declared that two worst-hit regions of Chhattisgarh are now free from Naxal terror.
Terming it as a landmark day, he announced that 170 Naxalites surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, a day after 27 had laid down their arms in the state and 61 others in Maharashtra.