As many as 30 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), nine of them carrying a cumulative bounty of INR 3.9 million on their heads, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 14, reports The New Indian Express. The Maoists, among them six women, turned themselves in before senior officials of the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), citing that they were disappointed with atrocities committed by Maoists on tribals and "hollow" Maoist ideology, the Police stated in a release. Of the 30 surrendered cadres, Mitki Kakem alias Sarita (35/F), a member of military company no. 2 of Maoists, and Muri Muhnda alias Sukhmati (32/F), a member of platoon no. 32, were carrying bounties of INR 800,000 each on their heads, the release said. Rajita Vetti (24/F), Deve Kovasi (24/F), and Ayta Sodhi (22/F), all platoon members, and Sinu, a member of battalion no. 1 of Maoists, carried a reward of INR 500,000 each on their heads, it said. The others, Munna Hemla (35), Aytu Midiam (38) and Aytu Karam (50), were active as heads of 'janatana sarkar' (people's government) groups of Maoists, and they carried rewards of INR 100,000 each, the release added. These nine cadres were allegedly involved in multiple attacks on security personnel, it said. The identities of the remaining 21 lower-ranking cadres are yet to be ascertained.