Maoist couple carrying Rs 7 lakh combined bounty surrenders before Kolkata Police

Mangal and Malati surrendered with firearms at Lalbazar police headquarters in Kolkata. PIC/PTI

A Maoist couple, carrying a bounty on their heads, surrendered before Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand on Friday and handed over their weapons to the force.

The couple, identified as Mangal and Malati, hails from West Bengal but was active in Jharkhand, the Kolkata CP said.

The Jharkhand Police had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for Mangal's arrest, while Malati was carrying a Rs 2 lakh bounty.

"Mangal hails from Salboni in Paschim Medinipur district, while Malati is a resident of Gopiballavpur in Jhargram. Saranda forest region," the police commissioner said.

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