As many as seven Maoists surrendered before security personnel in worst insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday.
The surrendered insurgents have been identified as Dudhi Ware (19), Dudhi Hidma (23), Suresh Mandavi (19), Kunjami Sanna(28), Muchaki Budhra(35), Ishwar Mandavi (27) and Hirma Kawasi (31), informed Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh.
The ASP further added that Hidma, Wara, Sanna and Mandavi were working as Janmilitia members while the rest were active in the banned organization’s Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS).
According to Singh, the surrendered rebels were involved in various Naxal incidents including damaging school buildings, targetting mobile towers, cutting road connectivity, putting banners/posters in the region and others.
Frustrated with Naxal ideology and high-handedness of senior cadres from other states, they surrendered before security personnel to join mainstream of the society.
In another case, two rebels identified as Umesh Vedada (32) and Pradeep Sori (25) surrendered before security personnel in Kanker district, informed Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Singh Meena.