Fourteen Maoists surrender in Maharashtra

Fourteen Maoists, including six women, surrendered before Home Minister R R Patil in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra on Thursday. The surrendered Maoists belong to remote and tribal villages in Gadchiroli district and adjoining Chhattisgarh. The Maoists, aged between 16 years and 40 years, will be provided financial assistance under the state's surrender policy, police said.