Raipur

Maoist couple surrenders

Staff Reporter

 In a moral boosting happening for security forces in the Narayanpur district a Naxal couple rested their arms pledging to join main stream of development.

The couple was actively involved on Naxal front for past several years, Additional Superintendent of Police Narayanpur OP Sharma said. According to police the surrendered Naxal couple was identified as Vinod alias Gandram Yadav (30) and Jaymati (26) of resident of Abujhmad region which is believed as stronghold area of Naxal. They were disappointed with the activities the senior cadre, police claimed.

The ASP informed that, Vinod was commander of Jhara lOS (local Operation Squad) of banned CPI (Maoist) and was associated with the movement since 2000. He led the cadre in several major operations in the Abujhmad region, the ASP said. His wife Jaymati was a top member of Nelnar Area Committee. She joined the movement in 2005, the ASP claimed. The reasons cited by them for leaving the movement are the deviation of the movement from its ideology and brutal activities of the senior cadre, he said.