Karnataka native Suresh, who was in the custody of Kerala police, said he wanted to surrender for a long time.
Suresh was under treatment after being injured in a suspected wild elephant attack while he and others were passing through a forest region in the Kannur district. (Representational image)
A Maoist, who was under treatment for injuries sustained in a reported wild elephant attack in Kannur, surrendered to the police. Karnataka native Suresh, in Kerala police custody, said he wanted to surrender for a long time. Police had picked up Suresh after a six-member Maoist team dropped him off at the Kanjirakolli Chittari Colony along the Kerala-Karnataka border.