Eighty-year-old Maoist leader Ganapathi to surrender in New Delhi, a major blow to the banned group.

Muppala Lakshmana Rao, alias Ganapathi, a key 80-year-old former leader of the banned CPI (Maoist), is expected to surrender in New Delhi, possibly before Union Home Minister Amit Shah, following his capture in Nepal. The move, confirmed by Telangana officials and Shah, marks a major blow to the Maoist movement, which has seen over 590 surrenders in two years, including several senior leaders. His surrender, tied to the central government’s March 31 deadline for Operation Kagar, could signal the effective end of the group’s structured insurgency.