A Naxalite who was a Platoon Section Commander and carried a cash reward of Rs 3 lakhs on her head surrendered on Wednesday in Bijapur in Chhattisgarh.
Sarita Sodhi (27) turned in to the police citing disappointment with the Maoist ideology and atrocities by senior Naxalites, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Pankaj Shukla said.
She was the Section ‘A’ Commander of Maoist Platoon No 50 under the Kutul Area Committee of the outlawed Maoist movement.
Sodhi was involved in Maoist attacks on security camps, killing of villagers and several incidents of Naxalite violence between 2013 and 2021. She was given a financial assistance of Rs 10,000 and will be rehabilitated as per the government’s policies.