A female Naxal who had worked with left wing insurgents for about nine years surrendered before Inspector General of Police (IGP) (Bastar) SRP Kalluri on Wednesday.
The surrendered insurgent was member of Naxal lOS (local Operating Squad) active in Panidobir area of the district, informed Superintendent of Police Kanker RN Dash.Sukhbatti alias Satya Salam (27), resident of Barda village under Badedongar police station of the district had joined Naxal cadre in 2005 and was deeply dissatisfied with dual standard adopted by the left wing insurgents, the SP said.
Detailing about Sukhbatti’s activities, the SP informed she was part of the Naxal ambush that happened in 2009 in the jungles of Manhakal where three police jawans were martyred and nine were injured.Sukhbatti was also wanted in connection with ambush attack on ‘Road Opening Party’ (ROP) near Sulengi happened in 2011 wherein two jawans were martyred, the SP said.
She joined Naxal cadre in 2005 under pressure from Naxals. living with Maoists she was associated with senior Naxal cadre leaders like members of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) Sujata and others. In 2009 she got married with a Naxal named Suraj, SP Dash maintained.
According to the SP, she was dissatisfied with shabby treatment meted out to her by Andhra origin cadre of Naxals.She told the police that the money extorted from Chhattisgarh was taken outside the State and female cadres had to face exploitation by Naxals.