In a major success for armed forces engaged in war against Naxals, three hardcore left wing extremists belonging to Maoist Military platoon, surrendered before Police in the insurgency-hit Kanker district.
The surrendered Naxals were involved in several deadly ambush and major attacks, said Superintendent of Police Kanker, RN Dash on Saturday. He informed that the ultras laid down their arms in BSF camp at Antagarh area in presence of Inspector General of Police (Bastar) SRP Kalluri and Deputy Inspector General (Intelligence) Border Security Force, UK Nayal.
The surrendered ultras were identified as Somesh (30) resident of Dhaneli village under the limits of Korrar police station, Batti (23) of Durgkondal and Dilip (25) of Badgaon, Kanker. Detailing about their backgrounds, the Superintendent of Police (SP) informed that Somesh was commander of Maoist Military platoon number-2, while Dilip was section commander in same platoon. Batti was member of Platoon number-2, the SP added.
“State Government has declared cash reward of Rs 1 lakh each on the arrest of every member of Maoist military platoon,” the SP informed. All three of them, the SP said, were also related with Naxal military company number-5 active in Kanker, Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh and Gadhchiroli region of Maharashtra. They were actively involved in a Naxal ambush attack on a police party that happened in Buski area of Bastar on August 29, 2010 wherein 3 jawans of BSF and 2 jawans of Chhattisgarh Police had martyred. They were also involved in serious criminal offences, the SP maintained.
According to SP Somesh was an active member of Naxal frontal organisation ‘Radical Student Organisation’ and was master in preparing IEDs (Improvised Explosives Devices).
The senior police officers lauded efforts of the intelligence wing of the security forces for convincing the Naxals to shun path of violence and join main stream of development. They said that so far year 2014 has been good for security forces and hoped that in coming days also security forces shall maintain their domination over Naxals in Chhattisgarh.