Nine Maoists of the Koraput Division of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) surrendered before police at the district headquarters office on Saturday.The members of the banned Communist Party of India (M) surrendered as they were disillusioned with the ideologies of leftwing extremists, police said.
Before joining the outlawed group, they were members of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) at Narayanpatna in Koraput district. IG of Police, South-Western Range Yashwant Jethwa said, “Their role is suspected in abetment of Maoist crimes between 2009 and 2013 in the Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon areas.” “As we are putting in lot of efforts to restore normalcy in the Narayanpatna region, we would provide all possible help as per the rehabilitation scheme of the Government to bring them back to the mainstream,” Jethwa added.