In a continuing surrender spree in Malkangiri district, 117 more Maoist sympathisers, including 34 women, 14 militia members and three members of Chetna Natya Madali, the cultural wing of the Maoists, gave up arms before the Mathili police and joined the social mainstream on Monday.
“All of them belong to Barha village under the Mathili police station. They were working for the Darava Division of the CPI(Maoist),” Malkangiri SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra told mediapersons here.
They would be rehabilitated as per surrender and rehabilitation policy of the State Government, he added.
On Sunday, 57 Maoist supporters, including 25 women, had surrendered to the Poteru police. All of them belong to Tamuda village under the Kalimela police limits in the district and were working for the Kalimela Dalam Division of the CPI(Maoist).
Prior to this, 19 Maoist sympathisers of the Darava Division had surrendered to the police on March 11 while about 150 had surrendered on March 5. A day later, 39 Maoist supporters from Tembrupalli village under the Mathili police limits had also surrendered.
In the last four months, over 1,000 Maoist sympathisers have surrendered to the police in Malkangiri district.