The Maoist menace would be eliminated from Odisha within a year as the police are energised and motivated to end the ultras’ activities, asserted DGP Prakash Mishra on Thursday.
Mishra was while providing financial incentives to 19 Maoists, who had earlier surrendered in Jajpur district, at a function at the Kalingagar police station. He distributed Rs 3.72 lakh to each erstwhile Maoists and interacted with them.
Mishra said the Red rebels would be sternly dealt with. The Government is always ready to rehabilitate the Maoists who are interested to surrender or else they would face bullets, he warned.
Ex-Maoist Tukuna Basra said, “We are now happy. We were leading a hell of life in jungles. We are being physically and mentally tortured by the Maoist group leaders. We have now got a new lease of life. We also appeal to our Maoist brothers to follow our path.”
Jajpur SP Dr Deepak Kumar, Kalinganagar police station IIC Jyoti Prakash Panda, Jakhapura PS IIC Rajib lochan Panda and Kaliapani PS IIC Raisen Murmu were present at the meeting.