Wednesday came as a turning point for the sub zonal commander of CPI Maoist Sanjay Korwa in latehar. He discarded his pouch of ammunition and accepted a basket of fresh fruits. Courtesy latehar police and its chief Anoop Birtharey.
Sources said it was not a day's job to get Sanjay to surrender. It took several weeks and it paid results. Sanjay was made to believe in police and he showed it said sources. Sources said SP latehar Anoop Birtharey worked hard and silently on this matter. His team of officials too gave him the right kind of assistance in breaking this ice in this Maoist sub zonal commander Sanjay Korwa.Giving this information the SP latehar Anoop Birtharey said Sanjay carried a reward of 5 lakhs of rupees. He got a cheque worth that amount. His wife was too delighted to see her man discarding jungle and cave life.
Sanjay and his wife were presented shawls. Never for a moment Sanjay or his wife showed any emotion on their faces that coming into the fold of the main stay of life was any wrong rather they depicted an emotion that it was too late and he ought to have shunned this life of jungle and cave much earlier added Birtharey.Sanjay had five cases against him. He was a force to reckon with in Mandal Mahuadarn and Bareysarn in latehar district.He was with the contingent of Arvind Ji and Bara Vikas. Apart from these two Sanjay had links with Maoists of Chhatisgarh also.
This 5 lakhs of rupees would be deposited in the bank account of his wife added SP. Sanjay surrendered before Palamu DIG of police Bipul Shukla in latehar.
The simple but impressive surrender function was attended by DC latehar and Commandant of CRPF as well.
Ten other families of naxals belonging to Pappu lohra, Kargil Yadav Chhotu Kharwar, Balram Oraon Gopal Ganjhu witnessed this surrender only to dream for their men to come to laws themselves.
Birtharey said the participation of these families whose men are still away from main stay of life and are wandering in jungles realised its beneficial to surrender, coming without any social stigma.Birtharey said ' We hope more and more families of naxals convince their men to come to laws now'. Asked if there was any sign of any remorse for taking this route to surrender, Birtharey said, ‘There appeared a sense of contentment that at last life has got some meaning to pull on'.
He said the state police take care of those who surrender and are never made to even faintly feel that they are any alien but are easily absorbed in the rut of life.
Sanjay Korwa surrendered without any arms or ammunition added SP latehar saying he wore civil dress as a sign to remind that he is now be seen as a member of civil society.