Vijaywada, March 30 -- In a major breakthrough against Left-Wing Extremism, a senior Maoist leader, along with eight other cadres, surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday.

Senior Maoist leader Chelluri Narayana Rao, also known as Suresh, who was a Central Committee Member and Secretary of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, surrendered before the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police.

He had been associated with the CPI (Maoist) for nearly 36 years and held key positions within the organisation. Along with him, eight other Maoist cadres also laid down arms before the police.

Meanwhile, Amit Shah, on several occasions, has affirmed the Centre's commitment to uprooting Naxalism by March 31, 2026.

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