Malkangiri, Sep 24 (ANI): Six Maoists have quit their camp and surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district of Odisha, the Odisha Police has informed. Giving details about the rebels, superintendent of police Akhileswar Singh, said that these Maoists were involved in several attacks. These six men were collecting information and providing logistic support to the Maoists in Chitrakonda region of the district. Reportedly, Maoists are operative in at least 15 districts of Odisha. Singh added that the surrendered Maoists would be provided with necessary assistance under the state rehabilitation policy. The rebels, also known as Naxals, have fought for decades in a wide swathe of central and eastern India, including many resource-rich regions where tensions run high between poor farmers and industrial developers.
