A total of 11 Maoists on Sunday surrendered before the police in restive Kondagaon district of Bastar, police said.
The insurgents surrendered before senior police officials while stating that they were frustrated with the ill-treatment meted out by senior Maoist leaders and were impressed by the surrender policy of Chhattisgarh Government, according to Kondagaon Superintendent of Police (SP) JS Watti.
Two of the Maoists — Ganesh Korram (23) and lalit Kashyap (22) were carrying a reward of Rs3 lakh each on their head and were also acting as key Maoist couriers in Bastar region, he said.
Besides, Kolsai alias Panku (30), a military platoon member was carrying Rs2 lakh cash reward, while Rs1 lakh each was announced for the arrest of Dhaniram (23) and Folsingh Salaam, who were local operation squad member and head of Maoists’ cultural outfit Chetna Natya Mandli respectively. All the three insurgents were instrumental in carrying out several violent attacks in the region, he said.
The others who surrendered were lower rung members of the banned outfit, he said. Necessary assistance will be provided to the surrendered insurgents as per the rehabilitation and surrender policy of the Chhattisgarh Government, Watti said.