Hyderabad, Jan. 3 -- In a major development, 20 Maoists surrendered before Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Shivadhar Reddy on Saturday, January 3. The Maoists include senior Maoist leaders Kankanal Rajireddy, Rema and Badse Sukka alias Deva.

Deva headed the Maoist Party People's Liberation Guerrilla Army, 8th Battalion.

The police sources said the Maoist group surrendered with 48 mounted light machine guns (LMG) weapons and Rs 20 lakh. The police said this is the biggest arms surrender by the Maoists to the Telangana Police.

The Telangana DGP will hold a press meet in the evening on Saturday, January 3, to brief the media about the surrender of important Maoist leaders.

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