Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- In yet another blow to the Maoists, nine of its cadres including two women cadres from Chhattisgarh have laid down their arms before Odisha Police.

All the nine Maoist cadres hail from Muler village of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh and they have surrendered before IG Police (Southern Range), Berhampur in Boudh district. As per senior officials, the two women Maoists have been identified as Yogi Madvi alias Jyoti and Pozze Madvi. Jyoti had joined the Maoist group in 2019 and she was the personal security guard of Sila alias Nagmani who is an active leader of 8th company of KKBN division in Boudh district.

Similarly, Pozze had joined the Maoists in 2020 and along with Jyoti she came in contact with Vikesh alias Jagdish D...