As many as five insurgents, including two female cadres, on Sunday turned themselves before police in worst insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
Disappointed by the exploitation of senior cadres from Andhra Pradesh, five naxals identified as Ramesh Wacham (25), Pidoram Wekko (19), Raju lekam (22), laxmi Madkam (22) and Chinni Oyam (25) surrendered before police, said Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) K l Dhruv.
Dhruv said that Pidoram was working as member of Military Platoon Number 13 and carrying cash bounty of `2 lakh on his head. He was involved in various Naxal incidents. Ramesh was active as Commander of Toynar ‘Janmilitia’ group while Raju was working as member of local Guerilla Squad in Andwada of Narayanpur district, informed Dhruv, adding that the duo was carrying cash reward of `1 lakh each on their heads. “22-year-old laxmi was working under National Park lGS,”he added.
Initial investigation revealed that she fell in love with Ramesh which motivated them to quit the red-movement. Similarly, Chinni Oyam was a part of Maoists supply team. In another success, a Naxal was nabbed by joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force (DF) from forest patches falling under limits of Mirtur police station, Dhruv said. A team of CAF and DF undertaking search operation in the forest patches of district nabbed a suspect who was later identified as Somaru Kadti. On interrogation, he admitted his involvement in Maoist movement.
Security personnel have also recovered a muzzle loading gun, an arrow bomb, a pair of bow-arrow, axe and other Naxal related items from his possession, Dhruv said.