Sukma (Chhattisgarh): An encounter broke out on Friday between Maoists and District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma. According to Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Sharma, four to five Maoists have been injured. A search operation is underway and all security personnel are safe, he said.
On April 13, in a dent to the Maoist movement four of its cadre, including one of its commanders, surrendered before police in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The cadre quit the Maoist movement after being impressed by the surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy of the Chhattisgarh government and the district police campaign 'Puna Narkom', police sources said.
The surrendered Maoists were identified as Muchaki Joga (militia deputy commander), Muchaki Dewa (militia commander), Muchaki Hunga (militia member) and Somaru (member), police sources said. They further stated that Muchaki Dewa was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh. The police sources said that the Maoists were active in the Sukma-Dantewada border area.
The intelligence cell of the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 226th battalion played a significant role in the surrender of the Maoists, the police sources said. Necessary assistance will be provided to them as per the surrender and rehabilitation policy of the Chhattisgarh government, an official said.
Despite, police personnel taking precautionary measures and striving to curb Maoists' activities, they latter are striking now and then. To shun youth from joining the Maoist movement, the police are creating awareness in villages. Similarly, they are also calling upon the Maoists to join the mainstream.
( With Agency Inputs)
