3 Maoist cadres from Chhattisgarh surrender before Odisha police

The surrendered Maoists said they preferred to surrender and join the mainstream in the light of the appeal made by the Odisha chief minister asking Maoists to be a part of the developmental initiatives

Published on: Aug 17, 2021, 10:36:31 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Maoists operating on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border with the responsibility of intensifying insurgency in the Chhattisgarh-Odisha-Jharkhand axis, surrendered before Odisha police on Monday, dealing a major blow to the ultras’ movement.

Odisha Police chief said the surrender of the three Maoists will give a serious blow to the Maoist plan and designs in northern Kandhamal and adjoining axis. (FIle HT Photo)

Lakma Madvi alias Lakhan, area committee member of village Isurnag under Bijapur police station, Ganga Madkami alias Nitesh alias Sendra, area committee member of village Kamalpad under Kistaram police limits, and Suka Sodi alias Nabin of village Dulad, under Chintakupa police limits of Sukma district surrendered before Odisha Police chief Abhay.

The surrendered Maoists belonged to the Kodanga-Mahanadi-Sanjukta Area Committee operating under the Kandhamal- Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of Odisha State Committee of CPI (Maoist). “The trio had been specially deployed to resurrect Mahanadi Area Committee and activate northern Kandhamal and adjoining axis, which was moribund since 2018 after the killing of divisional committee member Badal alias Shankar Majhi and surrender of Kunu Dehury,” said Abhay.

“Surrender of the three Maoists will give a serious blow to the Maoist plan and designs in northern Kandhamal and adjoining axis and their plan to revive the north Mahanadi corridor up to Saranda of Jharkhand state will fall flat,” said the DGP.

The surrendered Maoists said they preferred to surrender and join the mainstream in the light of the appeal made by the Odisha chief minister asking Maoists to be a part of the developmental initiatives and benefit from the Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy.

The surrender of the three cadres came a month after Sudheer alias Chikudu Chinna Rao, a divisional committee member and commander of Pedabayalu and Korukonda area committee of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of Maoists walked out of the party and surrendered.

Last month, Rame Podiami alias Sabita, commander of Palachalam local operational squad of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee(DKSZC) and Raidhar Dhurua alias Raidhar, party member of Mahupadar local operational squad under DKSZC surrendered before police. In the last two years more than 20 active Maoist cadres and hundreds of active militias/Maoist sympathizers have surrendered in Malkangiri district.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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