Three naxals, including a couple and a Maoist jan-militia commander, carrying rewards ranging from Rs 1-8 lakh for their arrest, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bastar region on Monday, police said.
All the three rebels, namely Manku Kachlam (31), his wife Anita (30) and jan-militia commander Sukhram Kawde (22) cited disillusionment with the functioning of outlawed CPI (Maoist) and ill-treatment by senior cadres as the reason to turn themselves in, they said.
While Manku and Anita surrendered in Kondagaon, Kawde in Dantewada district.
“Manku and Anita surrendered before police citing disappointment with the functioning of outlawed CPI (Maoist) and ill-treatment by senior cadres from Andhra Pradesh in Kondagaon district,” Kondagaon Additional Superintendent of Police Surjit Atri said.
Popularly known as 'shikshika’ (teacher) among ultras in the region, Anita was a prominent cadre in Kondagaon. “She worked in Barda dalam of Maoists between 2006-09 and subsequently shifted to Pakhanjore and worked along with ultras of Maharashtra there,” the ASP said.