Bhubaneswar: A Maoist couple, who was active in Kandhamal region for last few years, surrendered before Odisha Police today.

The Maoist couple, identified as Unga Kalmu alias Kishore (25) and his wife Masse Madhavi (22) of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, surrendered before Inspector General of Police (Southern Range) Niti Shekhar and Kandhamal SP Harisha BC, reports said.

The couple had joined the Maoist organisation in 2018 and they were acting as members of the Vamsadhara-Ghumusar-Nagabali (VGN) division of the extremist outfit.

They were involved in several Maoist activities in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The couple had been booked in several cases of violence at different police stations in the two states, cops said.

The couple was carrying cash reward of Rs 1 lakh

The Maoist duo was

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