A female insurgent persuaded by her brother who is a cop surrendered before Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bastar SRP Kalluri, police said on Wednesday.
The surrendered ultra identified as Shanti was Area Commander of Mirtoor Dalam and carried cash reward of `4 lakh on her arrest, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Bijapur, Indira Kalyan told The Pioneer.
The brother of the surrendered insurgent, Anil is a jawan of Special Task Force (STF) who convinced her to leave the path of violence, the ASP said, adding, Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap was personally supervising the case for past three months and was negotiating with Shanti through her brother.
Our efforts ultimately paid off and she left the path of violence, he said. Shanti had joined the Maoist outfit in 2005 while her brother who was part of anti-Naxal movement Salwa Judum was recruited in STF, the ASP said.
Shanti had reached her parental home in Bijapur to participate in the Diwali festival. The possibility of facing her brother during any ambush attack also acted as a factor for her surrender, he said.
After surrendering, she was provided with economic assistance of `10,000 while her brother was also rewarded `5,000.