A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on April 10, reports The Pioneer. A release from the Bijapur Police said, Ramesh Madvi (30), a resident of Galgam Schoolpara in Bijapur's Usoor Police Station limit, and ‘section commander’ of a Maoist militia platoon active in Usoor area, surrendered to the Police. Madvi deeply dissatisfied with "unnecessary Naxalite [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] violence, hardships of jungle life and the hollow ideology of the Maoists", a press release added.
Security Forces (SFs) defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Kurushnar village in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh on April 10, reports The Pioneer. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and District Force on a de-mining operation found a two kilograms IED planted by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to target Security Forces (SFs) in Narayanpur District.