Kathmandu, 10 January: Seven Maoist insurgents surrendered to the government in Salyan, about 400 km west of Kathmandu, Tuesday. According to police, those who surrendered have condemned the violence perpetrated by Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in the name of peoples war and expressed willingness to live a peaceful life.

Those who surrendered to the government are Lok Bahadur Dangi, Sushma Chand (Dangi), Chhetra Bahadur Dangi, Ekraj Oli, Keshav Chand, Tilak Rana and Dambar Bahadur Oli.

Police said those who surrendered were actively involved in the armed insurgency seeking to topple the present multi-party democratic system and monarchy but were doing it under pressure and intimidation. Salyan is one of the most insurgency active districts where Maoists aim to establish a one-party communist state like the one Mao Tse Tung did in China in 1949.