Victory in Bihar’s war on Naxals: After a quarter-century hiding in Munger’s terrain, notorious Rs 3 lakh bounty fugitive Suresh Koda surrendered, yielding arsenal and apologizing profusely before officials Thursday.
The formalities at police HQ featured STF DIG Sanjay Kumar Singh, DIG Rakesh Kumar, and DM Nikhil Dhanraj. Arms surrendered—an AK-47, AK-56, dual INSAS rifles, 505 ammo—linked to Koda’s 60-case rap sheet of mayhem.
Network crumbled via persistent drives: last year’s Rajasrai firefight gutted his squad; July dropout, December’s three-way surrender accelerated downfall. Government’s surrender scheme, ops squeeze lured him back.
Rewards flow: Rs 3 lakh prize, Rs 5 lakh boost, training-job-rehab lifeline for normalcy. Koda, emotional, implored forgiveness, ditched Naxal life, cheered STF.
Local Ranjan Koda beams—hamlet healed, development/jobs transform youth paths. Admin toasts Naxal-free status via holistic push: security, growth, rapport. Future-proofing demands nonstop effort against shadows.