Key Highlights
- During the surrender, the Maoists handed over a large cache of weapons, including US-made Colt rifles, Israeli Tavor rifles, light machine guns, AK-47s, INSAS rifles, grenades, and other arms. Deva was a top commander of the CPI (Maoist)’s armed wing, the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA).
- His surrender, along with 19 other commanders, has created a serious leadership gap.
- Without leaders, the Maoist group will struggle to operate and survive.
- Therefore, the surrender marks the end of one of the bloodiest phases of Left-Wing Extremism in central India.
- Reward on Deva by Telangana, Chhattisgarh GovernmentsDeva carried a total reward of Rs 75 lakh, announced by the Telangana and Chhattisgarh governments and the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
