Four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a couple, surrendered in Bijapur and Dantewada Districts of Chhattisgarh on August 9, reports India Today. In the first incident, the Maoist couple, identified as Maoist ‘commander’ Raju Karam (24) and his wife Sunita (21), an ‘area committee member’ (ACM) of the CPI-Maoist, and carrying a cash prize of INR 800,000 each, laid down arms in Bijapur District. The Maoist couple were active in the Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh[KKBN] division of Odisha and Telangana state committees of the CPI-Maoist. Raju has been part of the movement since 2013 and was tasked with guarding ‘central committee’ (CC) member Narsimha Reddy alias Jampanna in Odisha. He later was part of the Telangana Area Committee of the Maoists and eventually became ‘commander’ of its protection group in the ‘central regional bureau’ (CRB). He was carrying a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR). Sunita, who has been active since 2014, surrendered with an INSAS rifle. In the second incident, two CPI-Maoist cadres surrendered in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, as part of the Police’s ''Lon Varratu'' campaign under which Maoists are being asked to surrender and join the mainstream. An official said Badegudra ‘jan-militia commander’ Lakhendra Kunjam (28), with a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, and militia member Bhima Markam (27) surrendered.