More than 500 Maoist supporters surrender before Odisha Police in Malkangiri district

More than 500 Maoist supporters surrendered before the Odisha Police in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district yesterday. State DGP SK Bansal said, they also expressed their opposition towards the Maoist ideology by burning their dress.

He said they were motivated by the developmental works of the Odisha government. Those surrendered include both men and women.  They voluntarily came to a BSF camp in Janbai and



surrendered before Odisha police in the presence of Malkangiri SP Nitesh Wadhwani and DIG, BSF, Malkangiri.

Swabhiman Anchal has seen maximum violence over the last two decades. The police said that these Maoist supporters used to assist the Maoists in violent activities and were involved in killing of security forces, and civilians & were supplying all logistics to them.