On a day when Maoists killed a person and torched several vehicles in Telangana, a Red rebel surrendered before the Odisha police opposing rape of women at gunpoint by a senior Maoist cadre.
Digambar Poddar of Bajaguda village under the Chitrakonda police limits in Malkangiri surrendered before the district SP on Saturday.
Poddar had joined the Maoist organisation after being “misled” by one of its leader, Madhav in September 2013. He later found a senior cadre, Sudheer, involved in raping women at gunpoint in the cutoff areas of Malkangiri. He also came to know that Sudheer was assaulting and killing people at his will.
He would get benefits of lump sum cash, financial assistance to purchase homestead land, construct house, pursue studies and doing vocational training to lead a peaceful life, said police sources.
Poddar was carrying a cash reward of Rs one lakh on his head announced by the Government. He is allegedly involved in killing three civilians in Malkangiri district between 2015 and 2017.