Bhubaneswar: As many as 11 Maoists carrying a bounty of Rs 6.33 crore surrendered to the Odisha police in Kalahandi district on Sunday and handed over a large amount of arms and ammunition, Debabrata Mohapatra reported. Maoists are active in Kalahandi, Rayagada and Kandhamal. One of them is from Maharashtra and 10 others are from Chhattisgarh. They will receive a total compensation of Rs 1.20 lakh, which includes a bonus of Rs 63.3 lakh and an additional cash incentive of Rs 60 lakh. They handed over 11 weapons, including an AK-47, an INSAS rifle and four SLR cameras. According to police, by now, the number of armed Maoists in Odisha has dropped to around 15.
11 Maoists offered Rs 6.3 million reward for surrender
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