Two hardcore Maoists, including a woman, carrying a total bounty of Rs 16 lakhs on their heads surrendered to security forces in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.
Hidme Markam and Podiyam Sukka turned themselves in on Saturday citing disappointment with the Maoist ideology,
Markam, a well-known forest rights and prisoners’ rights activist, was accused by the police and the NIA of involvement in Naxal activities and arrested on March 9, 2021. She was acquitted in four cases and granted bail in the last one.
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The 28-year-old Adivasi activist was arrested for her anti-mining activism, fight against big corporations and participation in the movement to secure the release of political prisoners in Chhattisgarh.