Gariaband, Sept. 16 -- In a significant setback to the Naxalite movement in Chhattisgarh, a woman carrying a bounty of Rs 8 lakh, involved in multiple violent incidents, surrendered to authorities in Gariaband district on Tuesday.

According to Gariaband Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha, the Naxalite, identified as Jansi, joined the banned organisation in 2005 and had been operating across different parts of the state for the past two decades.

"Today, a woman named Jansi, who had a bounty of Rs 8 lakh on her head, has surrendered. She joined the Naxalite organisation in 2005 and has been working in different areas for the last 20 years," the Gariaband SP told ANI.

Rakhecha added that the Sukma police played a key role in facilit...