Senior Communist Party of India (Maoist) leader Sodi Kesalu, who headed the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) battalion, along with 41 other commanders, surrendered before Telangana police.
The group, which emerged from the Karregutta forest region, announced their decision to lay down arms after reaching Telangana police headquarters.
Kesalu, accompanied by Narayana, a Telangana state committee member of the CPI(Maoist), handed over a substantial cache of arms, including 36 firearms, five AK-47 rifles, and 1,007 rounds of ammunition.
Police said about 800 grams of gold were also surrendered.
Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy said the total eligible reward amount of ₹1.93 crore will be disbursed to all 42 surrendered cadres.
With the latest surrenders, the entire Telangana state committee of the banned outfit has been effectively neutralised, eliminating its organisational presence in Telangana.
Telangana is completely free of Maoist activity, with 761 Maoists having surrendered before the Telangana Police since 2024.
