Fearing the unfold of coronavirus amongst Maoist cadre, a Maoist-couple surrendered earlier than the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Saturday.
Police mentioned Surender, an space committee member of Manuguru LOS (native organisation squad) and his spouse, a dalam member of Manuguru LOS, gave themselves up.
Both of them feared for his or her lives resulting from harassment by the Maoist management and likewise the unfold of coronavirus among the many cadre, the police mentioned.
The latest demise of central committee member (CCM) Hari Bhushan and a few others resulting from COVID-19 has put the concern within the Maoists, mentioned Bhadradri Kothagudem District Superintendent of Police Sunil Dutt.
Negligence and human rights violations of Maoist get together cadre by central committee members and different senior get together leaders had been the explanations for the cadre to go away the banned outfit, in keeping with the SP mentioned.
The senior police official appealed to all Maoists to give up. The police have mentioned, “We will ensure their proper medical treatment and rehabilitation as per government policy.”
Surender and his spouse, each aged 23, had been working for the banned CPI (Maoist) get together since 2018 and 2016 respectively and had been at present working as guards to Azad, Telangana State committee member, the police mentioned.
On Friday, landmines planted by the naxals to kill a police posse in Koppusuru forest space in Mulugu district had been dug out safely and defused throughout a joint operation comprising the police and the CRPF.
The operation was carried out based mostly on info that Maoist leaders Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar and different senior leaders of Telangana State Committee of CPI (Maoist) get together, dalam members and militia had planted the landmines, the police mentioned.
Explosives and equipment used for making landmines, together with detonators, black slurry (explosive), electrical wire, small bolts and tiffin packing containers had been seized from the spot and a case was registered, the police added.
