India, Nov. 28 -- Eleven Maoists, including a senior commander of the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh (MMC) zone, surrendered before Maharashtra's Gondia district police on Friday, officers said.

The group includes Special Zonal Committee (SZC) member Anant alias Vikas, Anil and Navjot Nagpure. He was operating under multiple aliases, including Ramesh Sayanna, Bhaskar Lingavya and Ramaswamy.

A police statement said his real name is Vinod Sayanna, and he is regarded as one of the most significant figures to surrender from the MMC zone in recent years.

The surrender took place in the presence of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Gadchiroli Range, Ankit Goyal, during a special camp in Nagpur.

According to police, the Maharashtr...