Monday, November 26, 2007

Women Maoist surrender in Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar:(visakeo) Deepti Naik (18), a woman Maoist cadre on Sunday
surrendered before the police along with a rifle and some cartridges
at Naktideul, DIG of Police (Northern Range), Surendra Panwar .
Deepti, a resident of Penthabahal village in Sambalpur district, told
police that she was member of a Maoists group in the district.
According to her statement, the leader of the group belongs to
Jharkhand and its members tortured and harassed innocent people of
Jujumura, Dhama, Kisinda, Naktideul and Jamanakira areas in Sambalpur
district. She told police that group members were extracting huge
amount of money, and also sexually harassed women cadres. Meanwhile,
under pressure of its failure to attract the attention of the outlawed
leftwing rebels' being active in several parts of the State through
its much talked about surrender police for the Maoists, the Police
Headquaters' at Cuttack and its new head, Director General of Police
Gopal Chandra Nanda on Sunday.

The State Government has fixed payment of up to Rs. 10,000 on
acceptance of surrender, Rs. 20,000 on surrender of arms and
ammunition, allotment of land, house building grants up to Rs. 25,000
and Rs. 15,000 for marriage. The package includes bank loans up to Rs.
2 lakh; payment of subsidy up to Rs. 50,000, after repayment of 75 per
cent of the loan, payment of interest after two years from the date a
loan is availed of and free medical treatment in government hospitals.
Those surrendering will also get the reward money on their head

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