Five Maoists, three of them carrying cash rewards, surrendered while two others were arrested in separate operations carried out by the police in insurgency-hit Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.
The cadres turned themselves in before senior police officials citing ill treatment by senior cadres and disappointed with ideology of the outlawed Maoist movement, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Bijapur, Indira Kalyan Elesela said. According to the ASP, those who surrendered were identified as Hemla Paklu (28), Budhram Kowasi (24), Hemla Pandu (25), Motu Parsa (19) and Hemla Budhram (35).
Paklu, a member of military platoon number 12 was carrying a reward of `2 lakh while `1 lakh each was announced for the arrest of militia company commander Budhram and Awapalli militia commander Pandu, the ASP said.
In another incident, two Naxals Renga Shankraiyya (30) and Sukman Kursam (27)were apprehended from Awapalli police station area.