Surrender a ‘mistake’, says top Maoist leader

Correspondent
MAHABUBNAGAR: Top Maoist leader Konapuri Ilaiah alias Sambasivudu felt that he had committed a mistake by surrendering to th e police, because 81 cases, including murder, have been registered against him. He said this was in total contradiction to the assurance given to him by a senior Congress leader from Nalgonda district.
Sambasivudu expressed his anguish to local advocates when he was brought to the Kodangal Junior Civil Magistrate Jayasimha Rao in connection with his alleged involvement in the murder case of C. Narsi Reddy, legislator and ten others on August 15, 2005, in Narayanpet of Mahabubnagar district. Mr. Jayasimha Rao is presently in-charge of Narayanpet court as the Magistrate there had proceeded on leave.
Mr. Sambasivudu is stated to have been distressed over the harassment being meted out to him by the police.
He reportedly told the advocates that the Congress leader had promised early rehabilitation if he surrendered.
The leader had also promised that no cases would be registered against him. The Maoist ‘condemned’ a report about 3,000 former CPI-ML activists joining the Praja Rajyam as ‘false’. The advocates revealed this information to waiting local media persons.
Remanded till March 9
Sambasivudu was remanded till March 9. He was brought here in connection with his alleged involvement in killing of C. Narsi Reddy MLA, Maktal, and 10 others at Narayanpet in the district. –Correspondent