Raipur, May 23: Influenced by the Lon Varratu (Come Back Home) campaign being conducted in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, nine Maoists, including four individuals with rewards on their heads, have surrendered, an official said on Friday.

The surrendered Maoists include Anita Potam, a member of the Dandakaranya Communication Team; Biju Ram Telam from Kamalur, a member of the Line of Sight (LOS) unit; and Badru, also known as Gorga Kadti, the President of the Toynar Revolutionary People's Committee (RPC) Jantana Sarkar.

The Chhattisgarh government had placed a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on each of them.

Another surrendered Maoist, Payku Podiyam from Potenar, a member of the RPC Chetna Natya Manch, had a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.

Among those who surrendered, one was active in the Dandakaranya Communication Team, one in Kamalur LOS under the Bhairamgarh Area Committee, one in Toynar RPC, three in Potenar RPC, two in Bechapal RPC, and one in Rewali RPC under the Malanger Area Committee.

These individuals had been involved in various activities such as digging roads, cutting down trees, and putting up Maoist banners, posters, and pamphlets during the "Naxal Bandh Week".

Since the launch of the Lon Varratu campaign, a total of 984 Maoists, including 236 individuals with government-issued bounties, have surrendered and reintegrated into society.

--IANS

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