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Disappointed with the "hollow" Maoist ideology, 21 Naxalites, three of them carrying cash reward on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Wednesday.
The cadres, including a woman, surrendered to Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Vivekanand Sinha, DIG (Dantewada range) Sundarraj P and Bastar Collector Amit Kataria at Jagdalpur.
Bharsuram Mandali, a janmilitia commander, and Arjun Kashyap, a member of the Kutul local organisation squad, were carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh each, the SP said.
A woman cadre identified as Mangli Markam, a member of the Chentna Natya Mandali (CNM), a cultural outfit of Maoists, was among the other 18 lower-rung cadres who surrendered.
The provision of surrender and the rehabilitation policy of the state government also compelled them to join the mainstream, he added.
Rs 10,000 in cash was also given to each of the surrendered rebels as “encouragement money”.
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