India, Dec. 23 -- In a significant setback to the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation, as many as 22 underground Maoist cadres, including a senior leader of Divisional Committee Member (DVCM) rank and six Area Committee Members (ACMs), surrendered before the Odisha Police on December 23, 2025.

The surrender took place in the presence of the Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, with the cadres formally renouncing violence, severing links with extremist activities, and expressing faith in the democratic process by opting to join the mainstream of society.

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