10 Maoists with ₹2.36 crore combined reward surrender before MP CM in Balaghat
Ten Maoists carrying a combined reward of ₹2.36 crore surrendered before Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in Balaghat on 7 December 2025, laying down weapons including AK-47 and INSAS rifles.
Summary
Ten Maoists carrying a combined reward of ₹2.36 crore surrendered before Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at a programme in Balaghat on Sunday, 7 December 2025. At the Balaghat surrender the cadres laid down weapons including AK-47 and INSAS rifles, and the Chief Minister handed them copies of the Constitution. Mohan Yadav said Mandla and Dindori districts are now completely free of Naxal influence.
Key facts
- Date
- 7 December 2025 (Sunday)
- Place
- Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
- Surrendered
- 10 Maoists
- Combined reward
- ₹2.36 crore
- Before
- CM Mohan Yadav
- Weapons
- Including AK-47 and INSAS rifles
- Districts declared free of Naxal influence
- Mandla and Dindori
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which district of Madhya Pradesh did 10 Maoists surrender before CM Mohan Yadav on 7 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Balaghat
The Hindu and The Tribune (PTI), 7 Dec 2025: ten Maoists surrendered before CM Mohan Yadav in Balaghat.
What was the combined reward on the 10 Maoists who surrendered in Balaghat on 7 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — ₹2.36 crore
The Hindu: the 10 Maoists together carried a reward of ₹2.36 crore; The Tribune (PTI): total bounty of Rs 2.36 crore.
At the Balaghat surrender event of 7 December 2025, which two Madhya Pradesh districts did CM Mohan Yadav say were completely free of Naxal influence?
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Correct answer: A — Mandla and Dindori
The Hindu: 'Mandla and Dindori [districts] have become completely free from Maoist activity'; The Tribune (PTI): 'Dindori and Mandla are now completely free from Naxal influence.'