India, Dec. 23 -- Twenty-two Maoists including a divisional committee member surrendered before Odisha Police at an event in Malkangiri in the presence of the director general of police YB Khurania on Tuesday.

Apart from the the divisional committee member, police said there were six area committee members and 15 party members. They also surrendered one AK-47 rifle, two INSAS rifles, one self-loading rifle, three .303 rifles and two single-shot rifles, along with 150 rounds of ammunition, magazines, explosives and improvised explosive devices.

Of the 22 surrendered cadres, 19 belong to the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), while two were associated with the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) and one with t...