Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple identified as Budhram alias Jai Singh ‘deputy commander’ of Kiskodo Area Committee along with his wife Sunny surrendered before the Police at District Headquarters in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh, reports HariBhoomi on May 10. The arrested CPI-Maoist couple has reward on their head for INR 7, 00,000. Budhram was active in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities for a long time, carrying a reward of INR 5, 00,000 on his head and involved in several major CPI-Maoist violent incidents. His wife, Sunny, a native of Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh, was active in Kanker District for six years, has a reward of 2,00,000. Budhram has been booked for nearly a dozen and a half offences including attack on Police Party, killing of villagers and arson. His wife is accused of being involved by Naxals in several encounters. The Police provided assistance of INR 10, 000 each to the Maoist couple and welcomed them to the mainstream. The credibility of Naxals is now shrinking and local tribals, who have joined the CPI-Maoist, are trying to get out of the hollow ideology of Naxals. Seeing this, more local youth who have gone with CPI-Maoistshould come back and lead a normal life, said Superintendent of Police (SP), MR Ahire