India, March 31 -- Nine Maoists, including senior leader C Narayana Rao, have surrendered before police, Andhra Pradesh DGP Harish Kumar Gupta said on Monday.

He also claimed that "Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has come to an end in the State".

The DGP observed that the central Government promised to end LWE before March 31, 2026, and the State police has also contributed its bit towards this goal.

According to Gupta, Rao was the secretary of Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) and had operated in the Maoist movement for 36 years.

"The Centre gave a promise that it would bring an end to LWE before March 31, 2026. In this process, we did our bit over the last two years. Today, LWE has come to an end in Andhra Pradesh," Gupta told reporters.

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