A civilian was beaten to death by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres after they accused him of being a ‘police informer’ in Jagargunda village in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports Outlook. The dead body of Sudam Hunga, a native of Kamapura village, was found on the outskirts of Jagargunda village and a leaflet left on the spot by Maoists claimed he was killed for being a ‘police informer’, Police said. "He was abducted some days ago and it seems he was beaten to death. We have launched a combing operation to nab the culprits," Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP), Shalabh Sinha said.
Meanwhile, a wanted Maoist was arrested from Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 9, reports The Pioneer. Hapka Sannu was arrested from his native village Cherkanti when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs), comprising personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 85th battalion and local Police, was out on an area domination operation, a local Police official said. When the security personnel were near Cherkanti, they received inputs about Sannu's presence in the village following which they encircled the area, he said. "Sannu was wanted in connection with some incidents of killing in the area," the official said, adding that he was being interrogated.
Separately, Nine Maoists, including one carrying a bounty of INR one million on his head, surrendered before Police in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, reports The Pioneer. "Nine Naxals have surrendered before us after getting discouraged with the Naxal thinking... I appeal to other Naxals also to surrender before police," said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sukma, Siddharth Tiwari. Gaddo Krishna alias Badru (35), one of the nine Maoists, worked as Divisional Committee (DVC) ‘commander’ in Maoist company number four, Tiwari said. Badru, who joined Maoists in 2001, was involved in Rajnandgaon ambush in which 29 Police personnel, including the SP of Rajnandgaon District, Vinod Kumar Chaubey, was killed. Two other cadres- Madkam Boti (30), ‘deputy commander’ of Machkot LGS (Local Guerrilla Squad), and Madkam Muke (22), a member of Polampalli LOS (Local Organisation Squad), were carrying rewards of INR 300,000 and INR 100,000 respectively, he added. The two surrendered women rebels were identified as Kunjami Budhra (30) and Madkam Sanni (25), who were in the protection team of a senior cadre, he said. Four others were working under various Maoist wings are yet to be identified, he added. The surrendered Maoists said they were disappointed with the hollow Maoist ideology and violence committed by them, he said.