"Sannnu Poyam (40) and his wife Maini Majji (22)turned themselves at the police headquarter, Naya Raipur, expressing their desire to join the mainstream," Additional Director General of Police (anti-naxal operations) R K Vij said in a press conference.
The commander of military platoon No. 13 of Maoist, Sannu, a native of Jangla in Bijapur district, has been involved in severalnaxalincidents in south Chhattisgarh during past a decade, Vij said.
He surrendered along with an AK-47 rifle.
Similarly, Maini was also a crucial member of the outfit whowas delivering the role of adoctorfor Bhairamgarh Local Guerilla Squad (LGS) in Bijapur.
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She also worked in the press section of the rebels for sometime as she had studied till class seventh, he said.
A reward of Rs 1 lakh was announced for her arrest.
The two will be rehabilitated as per the policy of the state government, Vij said.
Besides, exploitation of local leaders from senior cadres of Andhra Pradesh was also one of the reasons for surrender, he said.
Moreover he claimed that the platoon that he had left has been going through a tough time in dearth of cadres and armoury.