Senior Maoist leader surrenders in T'gana

K Srinivas, who had gone underground since 1990 and was working with central committee members, surrendered before the Kamareddy District Superintendent of Police. Srinivas, who hails from Telangana, had some disputes with the Maoists central leadership, their ideology and also had some personal reasons and so surrendered before the police.

Hyderabad: A 51-year-old senior leader of the banned CPI (Maoist) with a Rs 5 lakh reward on his head surrendered before Telangana police on Tuesday.

K Srinivas, who had gone underground since 1990 and was working with central committee members, surrendered before the Kamareddy District Superintendent of Police, they said.

"Srinivas, who hails from Telangana, had some disputes with the Maoists central leadership, their ideology and also had some personal reasons and so surrendered before the police," a senior police official told to news agency.

Srinivas is a notified underground cadre and carries Rs five lakh in cash reward on his head, he said.

"He worked in various cadres of the Maoist party in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand," the official said.

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