In separate incidents, four Maoists including a woman ultra carrying cash reward of Rs3 lakh on her head surrendered in Kondagaon. Meanwhile, a hardcore Naxal carrying reward of Rs1 lakh also laid down arms before police in Dantewada district of Bastar region, police said on Thursday.
Apart from the female ultra surrendering in Kondagaon, the State Government had declared cash reward of Rs2 lakh and Rs1 lakh on two other surrendering ultras respectively, Superintendent of Police, Kondagaon, Abhishek Meena informed. They were identified as Sunita alias Ghasni, Jagdish Potai, Sukhlal Potai and Sonsingh alias Manau Korram all residents of Bastar.
According to the police, Sunita was working as Deputy Commander of Kiskoda local Operation Squad (lOS) and was a Member of Regional Company. Jagdish was a member of Maoist military platoon number 17 and Sukhlal was President of Kiskoda Jantana Sarkar. likewise Sonsingh was active in the region as Janmilitia member. The surrendered rebels were involved in various Naxal incidents.
The State Government had declared reward of Rs2 lakh on Jagdish Singh while Sukhlal carried reward of Rs1 lakh on his arrest, the SP added. In another incident, a 21-year-old cadre Kosa Kunjam surrendered before the police in Dantewada. The surrendered rebel was carrying cash reward of Rs1 lakh on his head.
Dantewada, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kamlochan Kashyap informed that the surrendered Naxal was associated with banned organisation Communist Party of India (Maoists) CPI(M) since 2010.
The insurgent was involved in various Maoist incidents. Kunjam along with few other Naxals during 2011 by- polls in Dantewada had attacked a police team in Katekalyan region of the district wherein one SPO had lost his life while a policeman was injured. He had also set afire around 13 trucks of Essar ltd in 2013, the SP said.