Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Adama Joga Madavi (26) and Tuge Karu Vadde (35), with a cumulative reward of INR 800,000 on their heads, surrendered in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on July 24, reports Mid-Day. Madavi and Vadde, both residents of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, surrendered in front of the Superintendent of Police (SP) just ahead of the Naxalites' 'martyrs’ week', which is marked between July 28 and August 3 to pay tribute to fallen ultras, a Police official said. Madavi was recruited as a member of Pamed Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) in July 2014 and worked until 2021. He was transferred to the Zone Action Team in January 2021 and left the Dalam (armed squad) in June 2023 to return home. He was involved in eight encounters, five murders, and two arson cases. Vadde was recruited as a member of the ‘Jan militia’ (people’s army of the Maoists) with Jatpur Dalam in 2012 and worked there until 2023, after which he left the Dalam and returned home. He was involved in six murders and one arson case. In 2022, he was involved in the burning of 12 tractors and earth-moving equipment deployed for road work in Mauja Irapnar. Adama carried a reward of INR 600,000 on his head, while the bounty was INR 200,000 for Vadde, the official said.