Raipur, March 12 -- At least 108 Maoists carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs.3.95 crore and a large cache of weapons surrendered in Bastar district on Wednesday, police said, calling it the largest-ever seizure of cash and valuables from a single Naxal hideout.

The cadres, from the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit, turned themselves in at Jagdalpur, Bastar district's headquarters. Inspector general of police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said intelligence from the surrendered cadres led to the largest seizure of cash and valuables from a single Maoist hideout in the history of anti-Naxal operations in the country.

The bounty included Rs.3.61 crore in cash, one kilogram of gold valued at about Rs...