Two Maoists carrying reward on Wednesday turned themselves in before the police in worst insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
“Citing disappointment with exploitation within the organisation and Naxal ideology, Sushil Korram alias Deva and Ashok Tati alias Roshan Podiyam surrendered before the police. Preliminary investigation revealed that Sushil was active in the organisation as In-charge of Chetna Natya Manch under Jagargunda area committee while Ashok was working as Section Member of platoon number-25 (Darbha division),” said Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Harish Rathore.
He further informed that Ashok was carrying cash reward of `2 lakh on his head and State Government has declared `1 lakh on Sushil.
According to Rathore, after being inducted into the banned organisation in 2005, Sushil was elevated as CNM In-charge.
The insurgent was involved in series of ambushes and encounters took place in past few years, including killing of nine jawans in an ambush took place in Ashirguda, 12 security personnel in Tadmetla (2009) encounter, five troopers in Minpa encounter (2010) and other.
Similarly, Ashok was involved in various Naxal incidents, including ambush killing 10 jawans on Katekalyam-Kukanar road (2011), blast claiming lives of six security personnel in limits of Darbha police station (2011) and killing of six CISF personnel in an encounter took place in Kirandul.