The 21-year-old additionally handed over a 5kg IED to the police. (Representational)
Raipur:
A Maoist, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, surrendered earlier than authorities together with an improvised explosive machine (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Thursday, a police official stated.
The insurgent, Kosa Kawasi, who was energetic as a janmilitia commander underneath the Katekalyan space committee of Maoists, turned himself in earlier than police officers on the Kuakonda police station, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava informed PTI.
The 21-year-old additionally handed over a 5kg IED to the police, which was given to him by his senior colleagues to plant within the space to focus on safety forces, he stated.
Kawasi was allegedly concerned in at the least 4 Maoist-related incidents, together with triggering IED blasts and murdering a villager, within the final three years, Pallava stated, including he was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head.
He was primarily tasked with arranging supplies, together with detonators, utilized in making IEDs and extorting cash from villagers, he stated.
Elaborating on causes for his give up, Kawasi, in an announcement, stated he was disillusioned with the “hole” Maoist ideology.
On the identical time, he was influenced by the LonVarratu (time period coined in native Gondi dialect which suggests ”return to your village”) marketing campaign being run for ultras by the police in Dantewada, Pallava stated.
He was given an encouragement quantity of Rs 10,000 and will likely be offered services as per the state authorities’s give up and rehabilitation coverage, the SP stated.
Below the ”LonVarratu” initiative launched in June, the police have been placing up posters and banners in native villages of Maoists who carry money rewards on their heads in Dantewada.
The posters point out the names of rebels and enchantment to them to surrender arms and be part of the nationwide mainstream.
Up to now, 108 Maoists have surrendered underneath the drive, the police official stated.
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