SUKMA: A reward carrying naxal surrendered before the CRPF officials and Chhattisgarh Police in naxal dominated Sukma region on Saturday an official said. The naxal is said to have been carrying a bounty of Rs 1 Lakh.

Dudhi Budhra, Chaitanya Natya Mandali (CNM) President Tumalpad RPC, joined the outfit in 2018 and was involved in several Maoist activities in the Chintagupha and Chintalnar districts of Chhattisgarh.

Earlier on February 2, the CRPF in a joint operation with Chhattisgarh Police apprehended seven Naxals from the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

The district administrations have taken several initiatives to bring down the operations of Left Wing Extremism and persuade the Maoists to give up the ideology of violence and surrender has also paid dividends as a large number of Maoists have been laying down their arms and returning to the mainstream