India, Oct. 3 -- At least 103 Maoists, including 49 cadres carrying a cumulative reward of over Rs.1.06 crore, surrendered before senior police and paramilitary officers in left-wing extremism (LWE)-hit Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division on Thursday, officials said. The mass surrender, one of the biggest in recent times, was described by security forces as a significant blow to the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) network as well as to its ideology of violence. According to officials, 410 Maoists have surrendered in Bijapur district so far this year. HTC...