30 Maoists Surrender in Telangana, Including Senior Commander

• Nearly 30 members of the outlawed CPI (Maoists) surrendered to Telangana police.
• Sodi Keshalu alias Sodi Kesha, deputy commander of PLGA Battalion, is among those who surrendered.
• This follows the surrender of PLGA Battalion Commander Badse Sukka and 19 cadre on January 3.
• Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy appealed to Maoist leaders and cadres to renounce violence.
• 721 Maoists from Telangana and Chhattisgarh have surrendered in the past two years due to police efforts.