Maoist Couple With Rs 41 Lakh Bounty Surrenders In Presence Of Fadnavis

Sangeeta Usendi alias Lalita has 17 cases against her name and a bounty of Rs 16 lakh on her head, the official added.

Dreaded Maoist Nangsu Tumreti alias Giridhar, who has more than 170 cases registered against his name and a bounty of Rs 25 lakh on his head, surrendered along with his wife in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Saturday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a police official said.

His wife Sangeeta Usendi alias Lalita has 17 cases against her name and a bounty of Rs 16 lakh on her head, the official added.

Giridhar, who joined the Etapalli Dalam of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) in 1996, is the head of the proscribed movement's activities in Gadchiroli, the official said.