Four Naxalites, three of them collectively carrying rewards of Rs 7 lakh on their heads, surrendered to the police in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday, police said.
The Maoists, including three women, turned themselves in citing disappointment with the "hollow" Maoist ideology and increasing pressure of the security forces, Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg said.
They were identified as Mangesh Modiyam alias Mangu (24), his wife Hembati Salaam alias Manisha (27), Mase Podiami alias Sumitra (18) and Moti Usendi alias Laxmi (19), Garg said.
Manisha, who joined the outlawed outfit in 2005, had been teaching at a Maoist school in Maad division since 2015. Her husband was a member of the Kasansur LOS (Local Organization Squad) of Maoists in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, Garg said.
Manisha and Mangu carried a reward of Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 1 lakh respectively, he said, adding that Sumitra, a member of Indravati LOS, carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head.
The three escaped from a Naxalite camp and reached Mahima Gavadi village in Narayanpur on March 23 and later contacted the police to surrender, he said.
They will be rehabilitated as per the state government policy, the officer added.