Three women naxalites surrender

Three women naxals have on Friday surrendered before the district administration here, police said.

Three women naxals have on Friday surrendered before the district administration here, police said.

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Komala (21), Jaya (25) and Mallika (24), all three belonging to Koppa Taluk town in Chikmaglur, surrendered before the District Deputy Commissioner Chennappa Gowda at his office.

All the surrendered, who had undergone training in guerrilla warfare and use of sophisticated weapons, have been acquitted by courts in various cases they faced, Gowda told reporters.

The government has granted Rs 50,000 to the three, as an aid to take up self-employment, he said.