22 CPI (Maoist) cadres surrender in Odisha

Odisha Police received surrender from 22 members of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), including a Divisional Committee Member and six Area Committee Members. The surrendered cadres handed over weapons, explosives, and other materials to the police. The Odisha government will provide financial assistance, housing, and other benefits under its new surrender-and-rehabilitation policy. The police said the surrender was due to increased pressure from security forces, disillusionment with the ideology, leadership vacuum, lack of local support, and the new policy.