Maoist cadre from Chhattisgarh surrenders earlier than Odisha Police

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: In one more blow to CPI (Maoist), a senior Maoist cadre of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh surrendered earlier than Odisha Police on Sunday.

Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division’s space committee member Aitu Korsa alias Surjan of Mankeli village surrendered earlier than DIG Northern Range Deepak Kumar at Balangir.

Police sources mentioned the Maoist cadre was reportedly nabbed by Balangir police when he was going to Khaprakhol space within the district.

At the age of 14, Korsa had joined the banned organisation as a celebration member in 2012 and a yr later he was transferred to Sunabeda division. He stayed in Sunabeda for 2 months and was shifted to Bargarh-Balangir-Mahasamund (BBM) division in 2013 when he began carrying a 12 bore gun.

In 2016, Korsa was transferred to KKBN division and he labored underneath the management of Dasru Punem, who was a member of the navy platoon quantity – 2 of Maoists. Punem was gunned down in an encounter with safety forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in June final yr.

Korsa was promoted to the rank of space committee member (ACM) of the Kodanga Mahanadi Sanjukta committee in 2018.

Police mentioned, between December 2017 and July this yr, the left-wing extremist was concerned in varied firing instances and improvised explosive gadget (IED) blasts underneath Phiringia and Gochhapada police limits.

Korsa had additionally killed a civilian Kailash in 2019 suspecting him to be a police informer.

He has revealed earlier than the police that some native/lively pink rebels are additionally prepared to give up and be part of the mainstream due to the torturous behaviour of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh cadres. However, they don’t seem to be allowed to take action by the senior Maoist leaders, who’ve been threatening of killing them andtheir members of the family.

DGP Abhay appealed to the ultras to put down their arms and avail financial help as per the give up and rehabilitation scheme of the Odisha authorities.

The surrendered ultras will probably be correctly rehabilitated and they’re going to additionally get monetary help for constructing homes, pursuing research and getting coaching in a commerce/vocation of their alternative, he mentioned.

While 21 rebels had surrendered earlier than Odisha Police in 2020, at the least 10 have laid down their arms thus far this yr.