India, June 18 -- Six Maoist insurgents, including three women commanders each carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, on Monday surrendered before police in Dumka, said police.

They surrendered with arms before Dumka range deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Raj Kumar Lakra and host of other police officers. Dumka superintendent of police YP Ramesh said that the surrendered Maoists included those involved in ambushing the convoy of then Pakur Superintendent of Police, Amarjit Balihar, on February 7, 2013, in Kathikund police station area. He said that they were members the Tala Da alias Shahdeo Rai 'dasta', killed in a police encounter on January 13, 2019. The dasta, active in Santhal Pragana, he added.

The women insurgents have been iden...