India, Nov. 7 -- A hardcore woman Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 17 lakh surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh's Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (KCG) district on Thursday, an official said.

Kamla Sodi (30) had been active in the Maaad division of Bastar and the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh (MMC) zone of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), KCG Superintendent of Police Lakshya Sharma said.

She turned herself in after being impressed with the state government's new surrender and rehabilitation policy, he said.

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