India, Nov. 7 -- Seven Maoists, members of the Udanti Area Committee of CPI (Maoist), surrendered to the police in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district, officials said on Friday.

The Udanti Area Committee had been active in the forested border areas between Gariaband, Mahasamund and Odisha's Nuapada and Nabarangpur districts, police said.

Police said the seven carried a combined reward of Rs.37 lakh.

Those surrendered have been identified as Sule alias Jagat Singh, Arjita Tekam alias Suresha, Vidhya Sodi alias Jamli, Budhru alias Anita, Nandni, Mallesh, and Kanti alias Mavali. They also handed over six weapons during the surrender, a police statement said.

Sule and Arjita, both divisional committee members, had a bounty of Rs.8 lakh each...