Hyderabad, Nov. 23 -- Thirty-seven members of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), including three senior leaders of the party's Telangana state committee, surrendered before director general of police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy in Hyderabad on Saturday, officials said. "This is one of the largest co-ordinated surrenders of Maoist party leaders and cadres in recent months," the DGP told reporters in a press conference. The surrendered Maoists include state committee members Koyyada Sambaiah alias Azad, Appasi Narayana alias Ramesh, and Muchaki Somada alias Erra, each carrying a bounty of Rs.20 lakh. "They have been underground for the last three decades," Reddy said. The remaining 34 cadres are from Chhattisgarh and they include three divisional committee members, nine area committee members, and 22 squad members. "Of the total 37 Maoists who surrendered, 25 are women and 12 men," the DGP added. The surrendered Maoists also handed over a large cache of weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle, four .303 rifles, one G-3 rifle, two SLRs and a substantial quantity of ammunition. The DGP said the latest surrender marks a significant operational success in weakening Maoist firepower in the region. "The cadres responded to an appeal issued by chief minister A Revanth Reddy during the Police Martyrs' Day event on October 21, urging Maoists to return to the mainstream," he said. The DGP noted that 59 more Maoists from Telangana remain underground, including five central committee members -- Muppalla Lakshman Rao alias Ganapathy, Malla Raji Reddy alias Sangram, Thippiri Tirupati alias Devji, Paka Hanumanthu alias Uike Ganesh and Bade Chokkarao alias Damodar....