Narayanpur: Under pressure from security forces but encouraged by the state government's rehabilitation policy for former insurgents, a total of 38 Maoists, including seven women, surrendered in this Chhattisgarh district on Sunday, police said.

Of the surrendered rebels, one woman carries a reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head, while the others are accused in various cases of attempted murder, explosions, arson, loot and dacoity and damaging property, a police official said.