A member of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) surrendered before the Odisha police and laid down his arms here on Sunday.
The CPI (Maoist) cadre, identified as Lalsu alias Laxman, was the area committee secretary of Kalahandi Area Committee, Banshadhara Ghumsur Nagabali Division of Odisha State Committee. Lalsu was carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh and surrendered before Rajesh Pandit, Deputy Inspector General of Police (South-west Range) Koraput and Kalahandi Superintendent of Police Saravana Vivek M as well as Biplab Sarkar, Commandant CRPF at Bhawanipatna.