Bengaluru: Around Six wanted Naxals have surrendered and laid down their arms and have joined mainstream society in Karnataka in presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Reports reaching said that arms laying down programme took place in the presence of Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Karnataka DGP and other senior officers from the police department were also present.
The Maoists were brought to the CM’s office from Chikkamagaluru. Earlier in the day, they wanted to surrender before the district administration of Chikkamagaluru through the ‘Shantigaage Naagarikara Vedike’ (Citizens Forum for Peace). However, following the wish of the CM Siddaramaiah to facilitate the process of surrender, they were brought to Bengaluru.
The Naxals include Mundagaru Latha from Mundagaru in Sringeri Vanajakshi from Balehole in Kalasa; Sundari from Kutluru near Mangaluru; Marappa Jayanna Aroli from Raichur; Vasantha T. aka Ramesh from Tamil Nadu, and N. Jeesha from Kerala surrendered in presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
As part of the government-announced rehabilitation package, Jayanna has decided to dedicate half of the monetary compensation he is set to receive toward the development of the school in his village, sources stated.
This surrender of six Maoists is expected to bring peace in the region which earlier witnesses deadly encounters.