70 women among 222 Maoist supporters surrender in Odisha
As many as 222 Maoist supporters, including over 70 women, surrendered before the Odisha Police in Malkangiri district on Tuesday. The supporters came laden in trucks to surrender before the authorities. Earlier, 145 and 101 Maoist supporters had surrendered on Sunday and Monday respectively. The surrenders are being attributed to intensified police action and the Centre's demonetisation drive.