Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including one who played a key role in planting three IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) during the election phase in Visakha Agency, and four-armed militia members surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Attada Babujee in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh on May 6, reports The Hindu. The two Maoists were identified as Golluri Birusu alias Mahesh (24) of Kotipalli village in Malkangiri District of Odisha, and Golluri Ramayya alias Rahul (25) of Nanubaru village under Pedabayalu Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Visakhapatnam District. Both of them were from Pedabayalu Dalam (armed squad). According to the SP, the Rahul was part of the team that laid three IEDs at Cheekupanasa village during the recent General and Assembly elections 2019. The explosives were detected by the Police team before they could be detonated by the Maoists. Rahul was also involved in the killing of Ramayya and Pangi Sivayya at Busiput in 2015 and 2016 and in the killing of Surya and Kishor at Maddigaruvu in 2017. He was also involved in famine raids. Mahesh too was involved in the killing of Pangi Sivayya and was involved in three exchanges of fire at Munchingput, Chitrakonda and GV Veedhi. He was also involved in arson and holding ‘praja court’s (people’s court held by the Maoists). Both of them joined as militia members in 2008 and were promoted as dalam members in 2016. After receiving armed training, they were allowed to handle 12 bores guns and .303 Lee Enfield rifles.
The armed militia members who surrendered include Korra Sathibabu (37) of G. Madugula, Golluri Satyanarayana (19), Korra Ganapathi (40) and Korra Pethro (19), all from Pedabayalu Mandal. All of them were under the Pedabayalu Dalam. The militia members were basically engaged to provide food to the Maoists, attending and mobilising people for Maoist meetings, performing sentry duties, assisting the Maoist cadres in planting landmines and pasting Maoist posters.