4 Maoists surrender before Rourkela cops

Three armed cadre Maoists surrendered before the Rourkela police on Friday along with a Jan Militia member.

The surrendered cadres, members of banned outfit CPI(Maoist), were identified as Jagan Singh alias Premchand Munda alias Jagdish,Ratan (23), Matu Buding alias Tejas (31), Sushil Munda alias Maga (15) and one Jan Militia Gomia Munda alias Guma (35) of SDS division.

Police said Jagan Singh, son of Sartha Singh of Karda village under the Chandiposh police station in  Sundargarh district joined the Maoist fold in 2010 at the age of 15 being motivated by Maoist leader Anmol.

After joining the outfit he went to Kolhan, Saranda and took arms training under the leadership of Sandeep and later on was trained in Kandhamal district.

During the course he moved in Bundu, Chandil, Kolhan and Saranda till 2012. He was involved in exchange of fire with police in Boudh, Kandhamal, Angul, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Sundergarh districts. Due to his fluency in all the native languages in Odisha and Jharkhand, he was an important accomplice of Anmol and in due course he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Commander of SDS Platoon (ACM).

He left the Maoists organisation due to constant threat to life, ageing parents and frustration with the Maoists ideology and surrendered before the Rourkela police. He was carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on head.

Matu Buding ,son of Late Mangal Buding of Baduiya village under Chhotnagra PS in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand joined the CPI (Maoists) organisation in 2009 as a militia.

He worked as a party member in SDS division of CPI (Maoists) headed by Anmol until June 2018. Due to consistent anti-Maoist operations by police forces and harassment by senior Maoists cadres he gave up arms and surrendered before the police. He was carrying a reward of Rs  1 lakh.