53-year-old Ramdher, also known as Horupu and Amarjeet, was a central committee member of the MMC zone and was a top-ranking Maoist leaders active in the area

RAIPUR: Ramdher alias Deu Majji, a senior central committee member of the CPI (Maoist), and 11 other Maoists from the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh (MMC) zone, surrendered in Rajnandgaon district on Monday, police said.

The 12 Maoists, who carry a combined reward of nearly ₹ 3 crore, laid down arms in the presence of top officers of the Chhattisgarh police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

According to the police, 53-year-old Ramdher, also known as Horupu and Amarjeet, was a central committee member of the MMC zone and was among the top-ranking Maoist leaders still active in the area.

Ramdher, who carried a b

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