Raipur: A Naxalite couple carrying a collective reward of Rs 20 lakh on their heads surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh’s Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (KCG) district on Wednesday, an official said.
Dhanush alias Munna and his wife Roni alias Tule, both aged 25, had been active in the Maad division of the Bastar region and Tanda-Malanjkhand Area Committee under the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh (MMC) zone of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), he said.
The couple said they were impressed with terms of the state government’s new surrender and rehabilitation policy and hence decided to give up the path of armed struggle, according to the official.
KCG district, which shares border with Madhya Pradesh, is located 90 km away from the Chhattisgarh capital Raipur.
Dhanush carried a bounty of Rs 14 lakh, while his wife had a reward of Rs 6 lakh on her head, he informed.
Roni was associated with Maoist MMC Zone In-charge Ramder (Central Committee member), he added.
Dhanush, an Area Committee Member (ACM), had knowledge of Hindi-English typing and computer operation, due to which he handled technical/typing work for Maoists, the official stated.
The couple was involved in multiple Naxalite activities in border areas of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, he added.
| Posted by Marziya Sharif | 
