A hardcore Naxalite, Deva Sumado Mudam, aged 27, who had a bounty of 7 lakh rupees on his head, surrendered to the police in the Gondia district of Maharashtra. A resident of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, Deva has been involved in Naxalite activities from a young age. Following an appeal from the Gondia district police and disillusioned by the activities of the Naxalite groups, he surrendered before District Collector Prajit Nayar and police officials.