Kalahandi, March 16 -- Eleven Maoists surrendered before the Odisha Police at the Bhawanipatna Reserve Police Ground in Kalahandi district on Sunday.

The group laid down their arms in the presence of Odisha DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania. All the surrendered individuals were members of the Bansadhara-Gumusar-Nagbali (BGN) division. This mass surrender is viewed as a major success for the Odisha police.

Speaking to the media, DGP Khurania said, "The Bansadhara-Gumusar-Nagbali division has been ended today, except for a small group of 15 Maoists operating at the trijunction of Kandhamal, Raigarha, and Kalahandi. Through the media, I appeal to this remaining group to surrender under the new rehabilitation scheme under the government, promisin...