Maoist carrying Rs 25 lakh reward surrenders

A Maoist commander carrying a Rs 25 lakh reward on his head surrendered before Jharkhand police chief D.K. Pandey on Thursday.

The Maoist, Baleshwar Oraon alias Vikashji, was a special area committee member for Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

He was wanted in more than 50 cases in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

Maoist guerrillas active in 18 of the state's 24 districts.

--IANS

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