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A hardcore cadre of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) has surrendered before the authorities in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, said police on Monday, June 10.
The surrendered cadre has been identified as Mukesh Penta Kannke, alias Kishore, a resident of Bhamragarh of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra who surrendered before the officials of the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Kishore joined the banned outfit in 2014 as a Jan militia member and subsequently rose to the rank of member of the Local Organisational Squad (LOS) of the CPI Maoists. He was active as a member of the Bhamraagarh LOS and was also the president of the Revolutionary Peoples Committee (RPC), Bhamragarh.
During his association year with the outlaws, Kishore donned many roles, including that of president of Dankaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangh (DAKMS), a frontal outfit of the outlaws.
Kishore was reported to be involved in a number of encounters with the forces and incidents of arson. He also used to put banners and posters on the behest of the outfit, alongside planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
For his involvement in the unlawful activities, a reward of Rs2 lakh was announced on Kishore by the state government. He will be rehabilitated under the surrender and rehabilitation policy of the state and central government.
Notably a total of 633 Maoist have so far surrendered before the police in Gadchiroli of Maharashtra this include surrender of 15 hardcore Maoists who have parted ways with the banned outfit in the last two years alone.
It is worth mentioning here that the security forces have intensified operations in the Gadchiroli district in view of the ongoing Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (T.C.O.C) of the outlaws.
Earlier, in a specific operation launched by the security forces on June 7, a Maoist camp was also busted in the forests near Bhimankhoji village under the Korchi Taluka adjoining the Chhattisgarh border.
The operation was launched by a joint team of personnel from CRPF and C-60 Commandos, a counter-insurgency unit of the Maharashtra police, on information about the gathering of Maoist cadres in the area.
Surrounded by dense forests and hostile terrain, Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra has been an epicentre of Maoist related activities for a long time. The districts share their border with the Maad region of Narayanpur, an alleged headquarters of the outlawed outfit, as claimed by many.
Significantly, the security forces in recent months have also made significant inroads in the Maad region after they launched back-to-back successful operations, leading to the neutralisation of scores of Maoists.
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