Two cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered before the Police along with weapons at the State Police headquarters in Patna District of Bihar on August 12, reports The Times of India. The Maoists, identified as Amarnath Sahni (45), a self-proclaimed ‘zonal commander’, and Rakesh Sahni (40) of Jandaha block in Vaishali District, were wanted in more than a dozen cases of insurgency-related crimes including the killing of two farmers, Ramesh Jha and Ranjit Kumar Singh, in 2018. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jitendra Kumar said, Amarnath Sahni has been accused of 14 cases whereas his associate Rakesh Kumar is named in six Maoist related crimes in the State. "They surrendered before the police headquarters with one carbine machine gun, two pistols and a large number of cartridges and one country made one round pistol," ADGP, Kumar added.