Malkangiri Jun 3 : As many as 50 Maoist supporters of Malkangiri district surrendered before Odisha police in presence of director general of police (DGP) Sunil Bansal on Thursday.
The Maoist sympathisers including two women surrendered before the DGP during his visit to Jantri police camp in Swabhiman Anchal (earlier known as cut-off area) in the Maoist-hit Malkangiri district.
“Maoist supporters and some people who have been involved in a few police attack cases have surrendered today. Welcoming all to the mainstream of society, I told them nothing can be achieved from violence. They also took a pledge not to support or perpetrate violence,” the DGP said.
The sympathisers have submitted a joint letter to the DGP before surrendering requesting him to close the cases pending against them in police stations of Malkangiri district.