Four members of the CPI (Maoist), including a woman, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (Visakhapatnam Rural) Rahul Dev Sharma here on Saturday.
Mr. Sharma said the Maoists were “disillusioned” by their leaders as they were coercing the tribal people into killing their own community members and leaders.
Korra Chellamma, alias Amrutha (24) of Landula village of Pedabayalu mandal, was a cut-off area member with the AOB Special Zone Committee. The government had announced a reward of ₹1 lakh on her head. She had joined the group in 2014 after getting attracted by its songs.
As a dalam member, she had undergone training at Similipodar in Odisha in 2015.
She was appointed area dalam member of Pedabayalu in 2016. She used to perform sentry duty for the Maoists, apart from cooking food for them.
She returned to her village six months ago and was living incognito ever since. Chellamma had quit the movement due to ill-health and her marriage, the SP told the media. She had participated in the attack on an ashram at Gudulam Veedhi in 2015.
The other three Maoists were militia members of the Galikonda Dalam.
Pangi Ramana (36) of Vantamarri village of Koyyuru mandal was a pocket militia member of Annavaram village. He was a militia member between 2005 and 2011 and a militia committee member of Boodaralla panchayat from 2012 till his surrender.
He had participated in the famine raid on the residence of Satyanarayana of Gorlemetta village in 2005. He used to block roads by cutting off trees, stick posters, and mobilise the tribals for meetings. He had participated in the exchange of fire at Marripakala in 2016.
Pangi Raja Rao (35), who is also from Vantamarri, was a Maoist panchayat committee member of Budharalla. He was militia member from 2005 to 2011 and militia committee member from 2012 till his surrender. He was involved in the attack on the house of the former sarpanch of Devarapalle, G. Babu Rao, in 2013, famine raid at Yendakota in 2015, exchanges of fire at Marripakala in 2016 and Annavaram this year.
Tambelu Dasu (23) of Pakalapalem of Koyyuru mandal was a militia member of the Galikonda dalam. He was a militia member from 2009 to 2017.
His duties included arranging food, mobilising tribals to the meetings, and distribution of pamphlets. He was also involved in the exchange of fire at Marripakala in 2016.
