Nine Maoists carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 47 lakh surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district on Friday, a senior official said.

The surrendered cadres, including seven women, belonged to the Nagri and Sitanadi area committees and Mainpur Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) under the Dhamtari-Gariaband-Nuapada division, said Amresh Mishra, Inspector General of Police, Raipur Range.