In Odisha, around 200 Maoist sympathisers of the banned CPI (Maoist) surrendered before Malkangiri police yesterday. The police said, frustrated over the Maoist activities, the rebel supporters of different villages under
the Mathili police limits decided to shun violence and join mainstream. Quoting sources, our correspondent reports that over 550 rebel sympathisers in Malkanigiri district have so far surrendered this month.