Six Naxals surrender before Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

BENGALURU: Six Naxals, including four women, surrendered before Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Wednesday.

This is the largest number of Naxals surrendering in Karnataka. Siddaramaiah declared Karnataka as a Naxal-free state following this development.

The surrendered Naxals are Latha Mundagaru of Chikkamagaluru, Sundari Kuthlur of Dakshina Kannada, Vanajakshi Balehole of Chikkamagaluru, Mareppa Aroli of Raichur, K Vasanth of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, and Jeesha of Wayanad in Kerala.