Hardcore Naxal couple carrying cash rewards surrender in Maha

A hardcore Naxal couple, carrying a cash reward of Rs 9.25 lakh each on their heads, surrendered before police in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Thursday, police said.

The couple is identified as Deepak alias Manglu Bogami (30) and his wife Moti alias Radha Majji (28), they said.

Bogami had joined Jagargunda Dalam as its member. From June 2012 till his surrender, he was the divisional committee member of Company number 5, police said.

"He was involved in 14 police-Naxal encounters, 12 murders and other crimes. He was carrying a cash reward of Rs 9.25 lakh," police said.

His wife Moti Majji had joined as a member of Bhamragadh Dalam in 2004 and was the divisional committee member of North Bastar Company number 10 till 2017. She was involved in 15 encounters and two murder cases, police said.

She was also carrying a cash reward of Rs 9.25 lakh on her head, they added.

Police said the couple surrendered as they wanted to join the mainstream.

"The couple was disappointed over the atrocities on women and the way the tribal girls were forced to join the dalams. They also told the police that the Naxals deliberately created obstacles in the development in remote areas for selfish motives," he said.

The couple surrendered as part of the surrender and rehabilitation policy of the state government and the police, officials said.