Odisha: Three Maoists surrender before police in Malkangiri district

Three Maoists including a woman surrendered before the Odisha Police in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district on the occasion of Republic DayThe surrendered Maoists are Manoj alias Mati Madhi 24 Pandu Kabasi 27 and Aite Karttami 21 All three are residents of Daldali village under the Mathili police station of Malkangiri district the police saidThey surrendered before the police in the presence of director of intelligence Sanjeeb Panda additional DGP operations Amitabh Thakur DIG south western range Pandit Rajesh Uttamrao and Malkangiri SP Nitesh WadhwaniMaoist activities have been reduced substantially in Malkangiri district Three cadre Maoists surrendered before us today said PandaEach of the three surrendered Maoists were carrying a cash reward of Rs one lakh on their headsAlso Read Gujarat Two cops among nine injured in separate group clashes 28 arrestedHe said Odisha police and BSF hoisted national flags at the place in Swabhiman Anchal which was earlier treated as Maoist core areaSituation at the core area has been improved a lot Various developmental works of the state government are going on there and people are welcoming the moves A peaceful and secure environment has been created in the area said PandaFollowing their surrender the Naxals informed the police that many Maoists in the region are disillusioned and are looking forward to an opportunity to surrenderThe establishment of many security camps in the surrounding area of Tulsi Pahad has also led them to surrender Subsequent increased police operations and successes in interior areas and continuous fear of police action have also led to the curtailment of antinational antilocal coercive actions of Maoists the police saidIn the past three years more than 23 active Maoist cadres and hundreds of active Maoist sympathisers have surrendered in Malkangiri districtMeanwhile the security forces recovered a huge cache of arms ammunition IEDs IEDmaking materials uniforms and other incriminating articles during a joint operation in the hilly and mixed forest area of Tulsi Pahad under the jurisdiction of Mathili police station during the last few daysThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever