Two extremists, including a Deputy Commander of the People’s liberation Front of India (PlFI), on Friday surrendered before the Garhwa SP Sudhir Kumar Jha and CRPF Commandant pledging to return to the mainstream.
Garhwa SP Sudhir Kumar Jha, said two ultras of the People’s liberation Front of India (PlFI) surrendered on Friday. Both surrendered ultras are facing five Naxal-related cases in Garhwa, Gumala, latehar and Chhatisgarh state. They were involved in the 2012 blowing up of a landmine vehicle at Shalo forest under Bhandariya police station, in which 12 policemen including O/C Bhandariya were killed. Besides this they were also involved in Katiya forest encounter, Civil village under Gumla district encounter, Kumandi under latehar district encounter and Samari under Chhatisgarh Police encounter.
Ultras were identified as Munna Korwa and Mangaru Korwa both resident of village at Tehari under Bhandariya police station. They were joined the ultra’s group in 2009.Presently Munna Korwa was Deputy Commander in PlFI group. Police officers promised to give them whatever benefits they are entitled to receive as per the Jharkhand Surrender Policy. Meanwhile, Bhandariya police arrested a CPI(Maoist) extremist at village Pundag under same police station on Friday. According to Garhwa SP Sudhir Kumar Jha, acting on a tip off Bhandariya police and the CRPF raided the village and arrested CPI(M) extremist Mustquim. Arrested extremist was involved in four Naxal related cases.