Two former Maoists, Rahul Musaki alias Pintu of Sukma district of Chhattisgarh and Dalmati alias Madhuri Kamar of Kanden Jharen village of Nuapada district of Odisha got married to lead a normal life on Wednesday.
The Nuapada police organised the wedding ceremony for the duo in a Shiv Temple in Nuapada. Madhuri had joined Maoists Mainpur Division in 2016 but left the outfit in November 2018.
Similarly, Pintu working as a Maoist in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh and Nayagarh districts had surrendered before the SP, Kandhamal in 2021.
"Both of them decided to live as life partners to lead a normal life after getting married; so to respect their decision, we organised the ceremony" said the police.
The marriage was solemnised by a Brahmin priest according to Hindu customs, where Khariar Road IIC Kailash Chandra Sethi became the father of the bride to perform Kanyadaan. SDPO, Nuapada, Prashant Pattnaik acted as the father of the groom.
Hundreds of people including Government officials were present. DIG, South-western range Rajesh Pandit and Nuapada SP Pratyush Dibakar were present on the occasion.