JAMSHEDPUR, April 18 -- Following three visits by CRPF DG Gyanendra Pratap Singh, the Special Director General (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Deepak Kumar, on Saturday issued a one-month ultimatum to 40-45 cadres of the banned Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) outfit CPI (Maoist), led by politburo member Misir Besra alias Sagar and CCM Asim Mondal alias Akash alias Timir-both carrying a bounty of Rs.1 crore each-to surrender or face dire consequences.

"We are giving them at most one month to surrender, otherwise they will face consequences. Around 40-45 Naxals are currently holed up inside the Saranda forests, and we have made plans for each of them. It is better that they surrender. They are local people, people of our own cou...