Two women Maoist leaders surrender in Odisha

Two women Maoist leaders have surrendered to the police in the Kalahandi district of Odisha.

According to reports, the two had wished to give up arms and join the mainstream society after a gun-battle with the police in earlier this month.

The two reportedly belonged to the Chhattisgarh cadre of the CPI (Maoists), where they were the area committee members (ACM) of the Koilihitara area.

Further details are awaited.