In a major blow to the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist), one of its top commander surrendered to the Telangana police.

The Maoist's Central Committee member Jinugu Narasimha Reddy alias Jampanna, who was in-charge of the Andhra-Odisha Special Zonal Committee has surrendered along with his wife Rajitha.

However, official announcement of the surrender is still awaited.

Jampanna carries a reward of Rs 1 crore in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha and other Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states.

A native of Mahabubabad of Telangana, Jampanna was number seven in the central committee, which is the supreme body of CPI (Maoist).

He along his wife rose from the ranks in the banned outfit and Jampanna also became the secretary of maoist party's North Telangana Special Zonal committee (NTSZC).

Sources say he was appointed Secretary of Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) special Zonal Committee which holds a liberated zone at the tri-junction of Andhra, Odisha and Bastar of Chhattisgarh.

Recently he was active in Kandhmal Kalahandi division (KKBN) of Maoists in Odisha.

Jampanna was involved in several attacks on security forces in Bastar- the state government had also announced a reward of Rs 40 lakh on his head.