After 170 Naxals surrendered, Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that Abujhmarh and North Bastar in Chhattisgarh have now become Naxal-free. "Now a trace of Naxalism exists in South Bastar, which will be wiped out soon by our security forces. Since January 2024...2100 Naxalites have surrendered, 1785 have been arrested, and 477 have been eliminated," he wrote.