Narayanpur, April 19 -- Five Naxals including four women on Saturday surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, a day after over 20 others laid down their arms, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said.

"Five active naxals, namely Dasri Dhruv (26), Channu Gota (28), Jyoti Vadde (19), Sita Vadde (19), Sunita Vadde (25), surrendered today. The surrendered Naxals were handed over a cheque of Rs 50,000 each," ITBP said.

On Friday, twenty-two Naxals, including nine women, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma in the presence of Superintendent of Police (SP) Kiran Gangaram Chavan.

Following the surrender, speaking to the media, Sukma SP Kiran Gangaram Chavan said that the surrendered Naxalites would receive all benefits under the government's...