Woman Maoist surrenders in Chhattisgarh

A dreaded woman Maoist, carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on her head, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district Sunday, police said.

Sita alias Jagarbati (23) turned herself in before police citing atrocities and exploitation of female cadres by senior rebels, Dantewada SP Kamlochan Kashyap told PTI.

Associated with the outlawed CPI(Maoist) since 2010, Sita was working as a member of 2nd battalion of Mad Uttar Bastar Division in Naxal-den Abhujmad, he said, adding that she had been involved in several crimes in the region.