3 naxals surrender before police in Dumka

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3 naxals surrender before police in Dumka

Saturday, 25 January 2020 | PNS | DUMKA

After years of chase, three CPI (Maoist) rebels, all of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, surrendered with s huge cache of arms in Jharkhand’s Dumka district on Friday. Chhota Shyam Lal Dehari alias Santu alias Shyam Dehri (28) son of Gumal Marandi, Gahna Rai alias Rajendra Rai alias Filmil, son of Ganpati Rai and Rimil Daa, alias Sokul Daa, alias Rimil Hembram (25) surrendered in Dumka district, SP YS Ramesh said.

The rebels surrendered before IG Sanjay Kumar, DIG Rajkumar Lakra, DC Rajeshwari B and SP YS Ramesh at the police headquarters of Dumka district, he said.

Ramesh said,  Maoists Chhota Shyam Lal Dehri, dasta member, Gahna Rai, sub zonal member, and Rimil Daa, a sub zonal member of CPI (Maoists) were carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh,5 lakh and 5 lakh on their heads, and they had joined CPI(Maoist) in 2013,2015 and 2913 respectively as lower rank members and were instrumental in carrying out several attacks on security forces in Dumka and other districts.

All three were active in Kathikund and Sikaripada area in neighbouring Dumka district and were wanted for attacks on police teams, murder, IEDs and other 12 incidents, he said.

Police said Chhota Shyam Lal Dehri alias Santu, a hard-core naxal who was active as head of dasta member under Kathikund area committee of Maoists, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head.

He was involved in half dozen attacks on security forces in the area, he added.

In their statements, they all said that they wanted to delink from Maoists after getting disappointed with the Maoist ideology and forest life, said IG Sanjay Kumar. All three hardcore Maoists members surrendered with pistol and rifles. They were also involved in launching attacks on police teams and torching vehicles in Dumka, the IG added.

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