Maoist DVCM Mase Barsa Surrenders with AK-47 in Kanker; 2 Naxals Killed in Bijapur
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News18•26-02-2026, 18:21
Maoist DVCM Mase Barsa Surrenders with AK-47 in Kanker; 2 Naxals Killed in Bijapur
•Maoist DVCM member Mase Barsa surrendered to Kanker police with an AK-47, active since 2003 in Dandakaranya, Abujhmad, and North Bastar.
•Mase directly approached SP Nikhil Rakhecha for surrender, facilitated by journalists and villagers.
•Bastar IG Sundarraj P and SP Nikhil Rakhecha urged other Maoists to surrender, promising rehabilitation benefits.
•An encounter in Bijapur's Indravati region resulted in the killing of two Maoists; weapons and explosives seized.
•Security forces seized a large quantity of explosive material, including Sutli bombs and rocket launchers, from a Naxal hideout in Narayanpur's Abujhmad forest.
