11 Maoists with Rs 63 lakh bounty surrender

BHUBANESWAR: As galore arsenic 11 Maoists, carrying a bounty of Rs 63.3 lakh, surrendered earlier the Odisha Police successful Kalahandi territory connected Sunday, handing implicit a ample cache of arms and ammunition, reports Debabrata Mohapatra. The Maoists were progressive successful Kalahandi, Rayagada and Kandhamal. While 1 of them hails from Maharashtra, the different 10 are from Chhattisgarh. They volition person a full compensation of Rs 1.2 crore, comprising the Rs 63.3 lakh bounty and an further Rs 60 lakh successful currency incentives. They surrendered 11 weapons, including an AK-47, an INSAS firearm and 4 SLRs. With this, the fig of equipped Maoists successful Odisha has dropped to astir 15, according to police.