A hardcore Maoist carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head has surrendered, police said here on Monday.
The Naxalite, upset over the meaningless violence perpetrated by Maoists in Bastar region, was attracted by the ‘Lon Varratu’ (homecoming) programme of Dantewada police, a police official said.
Guddi Karma, 23, a Jan Milita commander working under the Maoist Malangir area committee, has surrendered," Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallav said.
"He was involved in the killing of at least four villagers after orchestrating a Maoist ‘Jan Adalat.’ He was also part of a Maoist team that had attacked several police parties and blazed several construction vehicles," Pallav said.
The man was involved in major Maoist attacks since 2014, he said.
The surrendered Maoist was provided with an immediate financial assistance of Rs 10,000 and will be rehabilitated as per the policy of the Chhattisgarh government, officials said.
The Dantewada police has launched the ‘Lon Varratu’ programme in the Maoist violence-hit district under which police is pasting posters of Naxalites in their own villages and appealing them to give up arms.
According to police, so far 70 Maoist, including 14 carrying cash rewards on their head, have surrendered.