As many as 10 Maoists, including eight women on Monday surrendered before the police in Chhattisagrh’s insurgency-hit Bastar district.
"The rebels surrendered before senior police and district administration officials, according to Bastar Superintendent of Police (SP) RN Dash said. Among those who surrendered was Asanti Kashyap, who is an active member of local Guerilla Squad (lGS), carrying a reward of Rs1 lakh on her head, he said.
Seven other women Maoist cadres identified as Manisha Markam, Rekha Madkami, Sonadai Yadav, Ayte Madkami, Jajbo Podiyami, Hidme Podiyami and Sanko Podiyami surrendered along with two male cadres — Bheema Madkami and Hadkami, the SP said. Four of the Maoists belonged to Kanger Valley Area Committee and six others, including two men, were active in Katekalyan Area Committee under the Darba division of Maoists which has been instrumental in executing several deadly attacks in south Bastar, Dash said.