Minor Maoist surrenders before Odisha police

MALKANGIRI: A minor drafted into CPI (Maoist) and carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head, surrendered before South Western Range DIG Charan Singh Meena and SP Nitesh Wadhwani at the district police headquarters here on Wednesday.

Suryam, a member of the 3rd Company of HIDMA Battalion Pamed area committee under Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), was from Silger village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

He carried a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh announced by Odisha government and apparently surrendered after becoming disillusioned with the Maoist ideology. Police said he expressed his desire to contribute to the development process.