Top Maoist leader, wife surrender

HYDERABAD: A key member of the banned CPI (Maoist) Central Committee surrendered before the Telangana Director General of Police (DGP), M Mahendar Reddy here on Wednesday, along with his wife.

Sudhakar and his wife decided to give themselves up as they were frustrated with the 'wrong trends' developing in the outfit and also due to their health problems, Reddy told reporters. Sudhakar carries a reward of Rs 1.25 crore on his head in Jharkhand region and Rs 25 lakh in Telangana, while his wife carries a reward of Rs 10 lakh on her head.

Maoist leader Sudhakar (L) and his wife Aruna (C) with Telangana DGP M Mahender Reddy (R) in Hyderabad.