Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, three of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, surrendered in Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh on August 22, reports Firstpost. In the first incident Sannu Kunjam (28) and Budhram Mandavi (20) turned themselves before Police in Dantewada District. Kunjam, a Maoist ‘Jan-Militia commander’, and Budhram, a member of DAKMS (Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangathan — a Maoist front) were carrying a reward of INR 100,000 each on their heads.The two were active in Gangaloor area in neighbouring Bijapur District and were wanted for attacks on Police teams, planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other incidents, Police said.
In the second incident, Mehattar Korram alias Ronda (35) surrendered in Narayanpur District. Korram, a hard-core Maoist who was active as head of ‘Janatana Sarkar’(people’s government unit of CPI-Maoist) group under Bayanar area committee of Maoists, was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, surrendered with a .12 bore gun before Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP), Mohit Garg, Commandant of Border Security Force (BSF) 193rd battalion Rajeev Kumar and other senior Police and BSF officials. He was involved in around dozen attacks on Security Forces (SFs) in the area.
In the third incident, Sonaru Poyam and his wife Manju Mandavi, active as ‘area committee members, ACM’ in neighbouring Odisha, surrendered before Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Vivekanand Sinha in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar District.