Over 600 active militia who provided support to Maoists have surrendered to Odisha Police and the BSF in Malkangiri. These development works and the presence of security forces motivated the Maoist militia and sympathisers to join the mainstream, said Malkangiri superintendent of police Nitesh Wadhwani. On June 12 this year about 50 active Maoist supporters had surrendered before the Odisha …
About 150 active militia members of Ralegada gram panchayat in Swabhiman Anchal, a former bastion of the outlawed CPI, surrendered, said Malkangiri Police on Monday. The district police and BSF distributed sports kits, sarees and other clothing items, while the district administration organised and distributed job cards, made them aware of different government schemes in agriculture and livelihood-based schemes. Senior …
