Raipur, Nov. 27 -- Forty-one Maoists, including 32 cadres collectively carrying a bounty of Rs.1.19 crore, surrendered before senior police officers in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, officials aware of the details said. According to Bijapur superintendent of police (SP) Jitendra Kumar Yadav, the surrendered members said they were influenced by the state government's new surrender and rehabilitation policy and the Bastar police's "Poona Margham" initiative aimed at social reintegration. Among the cadres were four members of the PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) Battalion Number 1 and various companies of Maoists -- three from area committees, 11 platoon and area committee party members, two PLGA members, four militia platoon commanders, one deputy commander, six militia platoon members, while the remaining were from frontal outfits of the outlawed CPI (Maoist). Officials said 39 of the 41 cadres were from the south sub-zonal bureau of Maoists, and were associated with the Dandakaranya special zonal committee, Telangana state committee, and the Dhamtari-Gariaband-Nuapada divisions. Each cadre received immediate financial assistance of Rs.50,000 under the rehabilitation policy, the SP said. Yadav said the government's rehabilitation policy has encouraged Maoists to give up violence and return to the mainstream....