The cadres, three of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, turned themselves in before senior police officials at Kondagaon district headquarter. (File photo)
Eleven lower-rung Maoists including two women today surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, police said.
The cadres, three of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, turned themselves in before senior police officials at Kondagaon district headquarter citing disappointment with the Maoist ideology and ill-treatment by senior cadres, Kondagaon Superintendent of Police JS Watti said.
They were active as 'Jan Militia' members of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in the region and are residents of Bayanar, Rajbeda and Choote Usari villages of the district, he said.
"Among them, Paklu Salam was carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 on his head while a reward of Rs 2,000 each was announced for the arrest of Mistri Netam (30) and Sunita (23)," the SP said.
They will be ensured facilities in accordance with the rehabilitation and surrender policy of the state government, he said.
In a separate incident, six suspected Maoists were arrested during a joint search operation by the security forces in Sukma district of the state.
A composite squad of CRPF, district police and District Reserve Group (DRG) had launched a search operation from Gadiras police station to the interior forests, located around 450 kms away from Raipur, a senior police official said.
During the operation, the security forces nabbed six persons from Gufdi village, he said.
Those arrested were identified as Kalmu Deva (30), was carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 on his head, Sodhi Ganga (26), Sodhi Chula (24), Hemla Joga (24), Madvi Nanda (25) and Kavasi Aayat (26)-- all residents of Gufdi and Bagdeguda villages.
They were allegedly involved in the attack on polling parties during panchayat elections last year and had looted polling materials, the officer said.