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Two top Naxalites surrender in AP

Syed Amin Jafri in Hyderabad

Two important functionaries of the outlawed People's War Group surrendered before the Director-General of Police on Wednesday.

Sorampally Ramulu alias Besta Ramulu alias Dayanand, Nizamabad district committee member of the PWG and his wife Limbava alias Padma, local guerilla squad commander of Puligubba area in the district, surrendered before the police, Director General of Police H J Dora said on Wednesday.

He added that the two were disillusioned with PWG activities and were unable to withstand the rigours of underground life.

Dayanand, who carried a reward of Rs 300,000 and his wife Padma, who had Rs 50,000 on her head, were involved in several offences, including the attack on Papannapet police station in Medak district in October 1999.

Both were involved in exchanges of fire with police parties in Sirnapally forest in 1998 and Gandivet in 1999.

Dayanand had committed two murders this year, while Padma had killed two persons in 1999.

Dayanand joined the PWG in 1993 and worked in Kamareddy, Sircilla, Sirnapally and Yellareddy dalams (armed squads). He was made district committee member in the year 2000. He married Padma in 1996 soon after she joined the PWG.

The DGP said that so far this year, 432 Naxalites surrendered to the police, including 27 central organisers, 14 deputy dalam commanders and 225 members.

Last year, as many as 763 Naxalites had surrendered.

"The People's War Group, which has been weakened by spate of surrenders and exchanges of fire, is desperately trying to regain its hold in the region through terror tactics," the DGP pointed out.

"These developments clearly indicate that the PWG is in a total state of disarray in North Telangana and in the near future, several more cadres are likely to surrender before the authorities realising the futility of the underground movement," Dora claimed.

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