Raipur, Jan 29 (PTI) 195 lower rung Naxals, including 24 women, today surrendered in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, police said. "Altogether 195 Maoist cadres belonging to Janmilitia or Janatana Sarkar wing of Maoists surrendered before senior police officials during a programme at Narayanpur district headquarters," Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI. "Villagers are getting increasingly fed up with violent Maoist activities and want to see development in Abhujmad," the SP said. Expressing their desire to join the mainstream, the surrendered cadres said they were frustrated with "continuous exploitation, atrocities and violence by Naxals", he claimed. The surrendered cadres are from 24 villages of the region including Gumiyabeda, Okpaad, Mohndi, Nelnaar, Ikpaad, Murnaar, Nirameta and Kodkanaar, he added.

Source: India Today January 29, 2017 16:34 UTC