Twelve active militia members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’ Galikonda area committee surrendered before the Police in Chintapalle agency area in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on December 5, reports UNI. The militia members, who surrendered before Chintapalle Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vidhya Sagar Naidu, belonged to Pathrudigunta of Galikonda area, Panasalabanda, Akuluru and Ramagadda. The militants have become vexed with the barbaric acts of Maoists such as branding people as informers and killing them based on mere speculation, the ASP said. Surrender of militia from those areas, particularly during ‘PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week’ is surely an indication of diminishing strength of Maoist party in Chintapalli Subdivision, the ASP added.