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Bangalore, Mar 27: In an effort to curb naxalism in the state, the police department has announced a lookout notice for 24 persons identified as Naxals.
Interestingly, of the 24 who are identified as Naxals, half of them are girls from different parts of the state.
Announcing the lookout notice, DG & IGP Ajai Kumar Singh said the general public who will give information to the police about the Naxals' whereabouts and activities would be rewarded.
Asked about the previous incidents where informants faced Naxals' wrath, Singh said the identity of the informants will be kept secret.
Total of Rs 60 lakh has been announced as reward - with Rs 5 lakh for giving information on 8 persons, Rs 3 lakh on two persons and Rs 1 lakh on 14 members.
The persons listed by the police
* B G Krishnamurthi, Shringeri
* Hosagadde Prabha alias Sandhya alias Vindhu alias Nethra alias Madhu, Hosagadde, Thirthahalli
* Neeluguli Padmanabha alias Paddanna alias Harish alias Vivek, Neelugude in Chikmagalur
* Latha alias Lokamma alias Shyamala, Bukkadibailu in Chikamagalur
* Kanyakumari alias Kanya alias Suvarna, Mavinakere in Mudigere
* Vikramagouda alias Srikanth, Koodlu Nadvalu village near Udupi
* A S Suresh alias Mahesh alias Pradeep alias Thungappa alias Mahadeva, Angadi village near Mudigere
* K M Krishnamurthi alias Mahesh
* Devendra alias Vishnu alias Vikrama, Sorab in Shimoga district
* Vasantha alias Anand, Kuthlur village
* Savithri alias Usha, Mavinakere in Chikamagalur
* Horale Saroja alias Sarala, Megur in Chikmagalur
* M Vanajakshi alias Jyothi alias Kalpana, Bhadrasitu in Chikmagalur
* Srimathi
* C M Noor Zulfikar, Chitradurga
* Leelavathi alias Leela, Bantwal
* Thombattu Lakshmi alias Lakshmi Pujari, Kundapura
* Kalpana alias Nirmala alias Rizwan Begum, Raichur
* N Nandakumar alias Rangappa alias Ranganatha, Somalapura in Chikmagalur
* Sundari alias Geetha, Kuthlur in DK
* Asha, Malagavagoppa in Shimoga
* Sirimane Nagaraju
* Jayanna alias John
* Ravindra alias Kotehonda Ravi, Hitthalamane