In another such instance, two Maoists have joined the social mainstream giving up guns and tied the knot in the State. This was reported from Tikarpada in Angul district, where the young couple Jolly Dehury (19) and Chhotu Ganju (26), erstwhile cadres of the Sambalpur-Deogarh-Sundargarh Division of CPI(Maoist), chose to begin a new life together leaving the path of violence.
Jolly had joined the Maoist cadres after coming in contact with a Red rebel group in Tikarpada in 2018. During training, she fell in love with fellow cadre Chhotu, a resident of Jharkhand. However, their Maoist colleagues did not approve of their relationship.
The couple, therefore, decided to leave the organisation to make their love to happen. They ran away from the camp and surrendered before police in Angul. While Jolly went back to her home at Majhipada village in Tikarpada panchayat, her lover stayed in Angul following surrender.
Later, they married at the Champeswar temple at the bride’s village as per Hindu customs on Wednesday. Hundreds of villagers witnessed their wedding and blessed them for their new life.