Malkangiri (Odisha): A dreaded Maoist couple involved in around 150 cases and carrying a reward of Rs nine lakh on their head, surrendered before the police in Odisha's Malkangiri district today.

Sukhdev and wife Rukmini were active for over a decade and decided to give up arms after they realised that naxals were harassing tribals and poor people, said Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra.