Dreaded Maoist and Divisional Committee Member of Koraput Debe Padiami alias Sandhya on Saturday surrendered before South-Western Range IG Yashwant Jethwa and Koraput SP Awinash Kumar.
Sandhya, wife of top Maoist leader Tela Anil Kumar alias Chandu who was arrested on February 26, belongs to Kurub Namelguda under Korukonda block in Malkangiri district. She had joined the Maoists’ rank in 1997 in Kalimela Dalam. She was involved in a number of violent acts, including the loot of arms from the Koraput armoury, R Udayagiri jail break and attack on the CRPF camp at Damanjodi, the police said.
Sandhya was carrying a cash award of Rs 5 lakh on her head. Prior to her surrender, she was a member of the Malkangiri-Koraput Divisional Committee and heading the Gupteswar Maoist wing in Koraput district.