At least seven Maoists including cadres carrying cash reward on Monday surrendered before the police in Maoist hot-bed Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
Frustrated by the high-handiness of senior Maoist leaders from Andhra Pradesh and ideology of the outlawed organization, seven cadres identified as Hidma, Munda, Bandi, lacha, Vaga, Raja and Joga surrendered before the police, said Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh, elaborating that Joga who was active in the organisation as Deputy Commander of a Section under Platoon Number-8 turned himself in alongwith a muzzle loading gun.
The officer further informed that Hidma, Munda and Bandi were working as Janmilitia members while lacha, Vaga and Raja were members of Dandakarnya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS).
Joga was carrying cash reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head whereas Munda, Hidma and Bandi were carrying cash reward of `5000, `3000 and `2000 respectively, the ASP said .
Necessary assistance will be provided to surrendered insurgents according to the surrender cum rehabilitation policy of Chhattisgarh Government, Singh said.