Maoist surrenders continue: 37 lay down arms as Telangana asks five central committee members to do the same
Koyyada Sambaiah alias Azad, 49, Appasi Narayana alias Ramesh, 70 and Muchaki Somada alias Erra, who were state committee members of the banned organisation, are among the top leaders of the party who surrendered. Each carry a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh.
Recovered weapons at the DGP office, Hyderabad, Saturday. ANI Amid widespread crackdown on Maoists, 37 active cadres of Communist Party of India (Maoist) – including three state committee members – surrendered in Telangana’s Hyderabad on Saturday. The surrendered Maoists turned in eight weapons including one AK-47 to the state police.
Koyyada Sambaiah alias Azad, 49, Appasi Narayana alias Ramesh, 70 and Muchaki Somada alias Erra, who were state committee members of the banned organisation, are among the top leaders of the party who surrendered. Each carry a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh.
Currently, five Central Committee members of the banned outfit, including Thippiri Tirupathi alias Devuji, are still active underground cadres. There are eight CC members currently for the outfit. The party also has 10 state committee members from Telangana who are still underground. A total of 59 cadres who hail from Telangana are still active underground.
