India, March 11 -- As many as 108 Maoists from Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, cumulatively carrying a reward of Rs.3.95 crore on their heads, on Wednesday surrendered before the security forces ahead of the March 31 deadline set to end Maoism in India, and led to the recovery of the biggest Maoist weapons dump ever.

The Union home ministry said at least eight divisional committee members were among those who surrendered. Most surrendered Maoists are from the Bijapur district (37), followed by Dantewada (30). Bijapur, Sukma, and Narayanpur in the Bastar zone are among the three last remaining Left-wing extremism-affected districts.

A Bastar zone police statement said the security forces made the largest recovery of a weapons dump ever in ...