Hyderabad, Jan. 6 -- Former commander of CPI (Maoist) Badse Sukka, alias Deva, has said that he did not surrender before police due to news of "encounters or surrender" of Naxals in action by security forces but because the police caught him and brought him to the state capital.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Deva also said that he had surrendered seeing the "present situation".

Deva's surrender to Telangana Police last week caused a massive blow to the outlawed organization.He carried a reward of Rs 75 lakh and was battalion commander of outlawed People's Liberation Guerrilla Army Battalion (PLGA) of CPI (Maoist). He was considered the second most important tribal leader in CPI (Maoist) and surrendered to police on January 3. Nine...