A hardcore Maoist couple who was involved in executing several Naxal attacks in restive Bastar region which claimed lives of several civilians and cops have surrendered, said Special Director General (Naxal Operations) DM Awasthi here on Tuesday.
“A section Commander of Naxal Military Battalion number 1, Jhitru alias Jittu and his wife Sapka Pojje who was also a member of the same military battalion have given up arms,” the Special DG said while addressing a Press conference here.
Jittu was involved in year 2010 deadly Tadmetla ambush in which Maoists had brutally killed 76 CRPF personnel, Awasthi said. He further said that Jittu was also the part of Naxal team that had ambushed a CRPF searching party at Chintagufa in which 14 jawans had lost their lives in December 2014.
“He had also taken part in an attack on the police party at Jagargunda of Tadmetla that happened on August 29, 2008, in which 12 police personnel inducing the in-charge of Jagargunda police station had lost his life,” Awasthi said.
likewise, Jittu’s team had also executed two attacks on the road opening parties in 2007 and 2008 in Bhattiguda and Tongguda police stations respectively, wherein 12 policemen each were killed, he informed.
According to the Special DG, Jittu’s wife Sapka apart from Tadmetla incident had taken part in different deadly ambush attacks in which about 13 security personnel have martyred.
Both carried a cash reward of `8 lakh each on their heads, he said.
Jittu, according to Special DG had joined Naxal organization in 2005 while he was a student of class 8th. He had worked as personal bodyguards of Naxal SZCM (Special Zonal Committee Member) Ramanna and Hidma.
The couple was disappointed with Naxal dictate and in search of better lives and future turned in, Awasthi mentioned.