Two minor Maoist cadres surrendered before the Kalinganagar police in Jajpur district on Thursday, said Additional Superintendent of Police Pradipta Kumar Sahani.
They were identified as Nandu alias Ranjit Palei (14) of Baligotha village and Ghanashyam alias Makara Samal (14) of Mirikichara village, both belonged to Kalinganagar area in the district. They were working under the leadership of one Maoist leader Sushil, said the police sources.
According to Sahani, the duo was active in Kalinganagar, Keonjhar and other areas since 2010. As they were recruited in armed Maoist squads, the police suspect their involvement in a number of violent incidents in Jajpur and Keonjhar districts, he added.
The police officer said that the surrendered ultras had torched the police outpost at Bansapal in Keonjhar district three years ago and also damaged a mobile tower last year in the same district. Both would get Rs1.5 lakh each under the rehabilitation scheme, he added.