In a latest of a series of success by police against leftist militants in Chhattisgarh, Mohan Korram alias Shyamlal, who was terror icon in jungles of Rajnandaon and carried a reward of `8 lakh on his head, on Saturday surrendered before Rajnandgaon Police.
Police claimed that in past eight years, Korram was active in Rajnandgaon and Kanker under Rajnandgaon-Kanker Border Division Committee as Military Platoon-23 Commander.
He was on a vacation to his home village Kurudpal when he decided to lay down arms and join mainstream.
Shortly after the surrender, Durg Range Inspector General of Police (IG) Pradeep Gupta addressed media and claimed Korram’s surrender a major success for police.
In past two months, the police managed to exert pressure on several senior Maoists in sprawling Bastar region as well as in Rajnandgaon district which resulted in surrender of more than 65 Naxals in a phased manner.