4 WOMEN AMONG 6 NAXALS SURRENDER

/ Raipur

Six Maoists including five carr ying cash rewards on their heads surrendered before police in the insurgency hit Dantewada district here on Friday. Out of the six, four were women Maoists, police said. Of the surrendered ultras one carried a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh, two carried rewards of Rs 3 lakh each and two others carried rewards of Rs 2 lakh on their heads, an official press release from Dantewada police said.

A woman Maoist identified as Kumari Jogi Kawasi was a member of the Maoist Katekalyan area committee and in-charge of K AMS. The state government had declared a reward of Rs 5 lakh on her head. Likewise, Kamlu alias Santosh Podiyam carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head, Payke Kovasi Rs 3 lakh, Bhume Uike Rs 2 lakh and Linga Ram Uike Rs 2 lakh. Pande Kawasi, a member of Maoist CNM, too surrendered before police.The ultras were also impressed by ‘Lon Varratu’ (homecoming in local language) programme of the Dantewada police.