Two Maoists laid down their arms in Bijapur while seven did so in Dantewada: Official (Representational)
Bijapur / Dantewada:
Nine Maoists, including four with a total reward of 16 lakh rupees, visited the districts of Bijapur and Dantewada in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh, police said on Saturday.
Two of them laid down their arms in Bijapur while seven did so in Dantewada, an official said.
“Makdam Deva (36), who went to Bijapur, was an active member of the Jagargunda-Basaguda regional committee. He joined the proscribed group in 1995 and received a reward of 5 lakh rupees on the head” , Inspector General of Police (Bastar Sundarraj P said.
“Deva has been involved in several attacks on police teams, including the attack on Basaguda in which two members of the security staff were killed, as well as the killing of civilians in the area,” he said. he adds.
In his statement, Deva said he was disappointed that he had not been promoted to uniform and because of the discrimination of senior leaders from other states against those from Chhattisgarh, the IG said.
Maoist woman Sumitra Chepa, who returned to her village last month after being asked to leave a Maoist camp on June 12 because she had flu-like symptoms and ultrasounds thought she had contracted a coronavirus, also returned in Bijapur, he said.
“Chepa was active as section commander of the Maoist battalion PLGA No. 1 and was involved in attacks in Sukma, including the attack on Kasalpad in 2014 in which 15 police officers were killed and the attack on Pidmel in 2015, during which three police officers lost their lives. Rs 8 lakh reward on the head, “he said.
“Her coronavirus test report is negative, but she has tuberculosis and is being treated at the Bijapur district hospital,” he added.
In Dantewada, seven ultras surrendered after being impressed by the Lon Varratu (return to your village) campaign launched by local police, said Dantewada police chief Abhishek Pallava.
Among them, a woman executive identified as Hadme Mandavi (20), member of military platoon n ° 26, and Lakhma Mandavi (26), a commander of janmilitia, carried on the head awards of 2 lakh Rs and 1 lakh Rs respectively. he added. The others are lower limbs of the outfit, he added.
As part of this initiative, called “lon varratu” in the local Gondi dialect, posters of Maoists are pasted asking them to return to the mainstream, he added.
