A Naxal Janmilitia Commander, who carried a cash reward of `1 lakh on his arrest, surrendered before police with a muzzle gun in the insurgency-riddled Dantewada district, a senior police officer said here on Monday.
Santosh, who was Commander of Bhairamgarh Area Committee of banned organisation Communist Party of India (Maoist), left the path of violence and surrendered, district Superintendent of Police, Kamlochan Kashyap told The Pioneer.
“He was disappointed with dual standard adopted by Naxals and the shabby treatment meted out upon the lower cadres,” he said.
Santosh had joined Naxal cadre in 2009 and in the same year, he was made president of Kottmetta Dandkaranya Kisan Majdoor Sangh (DKMS) one of the offshoots of banned organisation Communist Party of India (Maoist), the SP mentioned. He told police that while working for Naxals that he used to look after the injured Naxals. In 2011, Santosh was made Head of Naxal Doctor Cell which had about 15 members. When any guerrilla team used to go on ambush attack the doctor’s team accompanied them for medical support, Kashyap said.
The surrendered ultra was involved in murder of a SPO in a weekly market under Jangla police station.
He had also killed an Assistant Constable in Matavada village last year. likewise he was also involved in the incidents of damaging government building and burning vehicles used in construction of road, he informed, adding, Santosh was made Janmilitia Commander this year only.