Shunning violence, a woman cadre Maoist, who was injured in an exchange of fire in Andhra Pradesh last year, surrendered before police in Koraput district on Friday. Area Committee Member (ACM) Rame Madkami, who was working in the RK Protection Group, surrendered during observation of the PLGA Week of Maoists.
After her surrender, Madkami, a resident of Kurub under the Kalimela police limits in Malkangiri district, was sent for a medical checkup. Her medical reports said that she had a bullet injury in her body that she had sustained during the exchange of fire. But her party had not provided her any medical treatment as she belongs to the Odisha cadre, said a statement issued by the Koraput police.
Madkami has been handed over to her family members and the district police is taking steps for her proper treatment. Steps are also afoot to provide her monetary assistance as per the surrender and rehabilitation scheme of the State Government.
She would also get financial assistance for building a house, pursuing studies and getting training in a vocation of her will, the statement added.