A Naxalite Militia Commander, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, and two other Maoists on Thursday surrendered to security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.
They were identified as Ramesh Kumar Kashyap alias Ramesh Mao, Baisu Mandavi and Devaram Mandavi.
They turned themselves in before security personnel in Dantewada town citing their disillusionment with the Maoist ideology, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Siddharth Tiwari said.
Kashyap was the Militia Commander in the Handwada Area Committee of the Maoist movement and carried a bounty of Rs 1 lakh. Baisu Mandavi was a member in the same committee.
Devaram Mandavi was a militia member in the Malanger Area Committee, the officer added.
They will be provided facilities as per the government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy.
So far, 545 Naxalites have quit violence in the district since June 2020.
