People’s liberation Front of India (PlFI) Area Commander lalit Kumar Badaik of Bano in Simdega surrendered before Kotwali Police on Tuesday. An Inter pass student from +2 Navodaya Vidyalaya in Gumla, Badaik joined the armed cadre in the year 2006 after he was sent to jail in a murder case.
“After remaining there from 2006 to 2010, I decided to get into the mainstream again and was underground till now. During these years, I kept on moving from one place to another with my family and finally contacted a journalist who helped me to surrender before the police today,” said Badaik. He also has a one and a half year child.
Badaik, who used to carry AK-47 along with him, has more than 13 cases registered against him in various police stations in Simdega.
His wife Mamta Devi who was also with him during the surrender, was happy that her husband will now be able to lead a simple life but also demanded government to provide security for him.
“I am happy that my husband too will be able to lead a dignified life now but at the same time I would request the Government to provide some security for him,” said Badaik’s wife. Government must also pay attention to my husband, she added.