A hardcore woman Maoist Sarada Sabar (38) alias Sukumari who had gone underground since 2012 surrendered in Rayagada district of Odisha on Thursday before the local Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Siva Subramani.
Earlier she was a key armed cadre of Bansadhara Division of outlawed CPI (Maoist) organisation while it was being led by Sabyasachi Panda, Uday and Azad. Several cases related to Maoist violence were pending against this woman who hailed from Pataguda village under Padmapur police station in Rayagada district. Deteriorating health condition, threat of exchange of fire with security forces, frustration towards violent activities and hardship had prompted her to return back to her village in 2012. She was also panicky of getting arrested by police for her past Maoist activity. So, to evade arrest she had preferred to escape to Bengaluru to go underground. Finally she had decided to return back to her home to lead normal life. So, she decided to surrender.
According to police sources, she had been dragged into the violent organisation because of her first marriage. At the age of 18 years she had got married to one Prahlad Sabar. After three months of marriage, Prahlad had got influenced by Sabyasachi aand had joined the Maoist organisation. After two years Prahlad had persuaded Sarada to become a Maoist cadre. Prahlad had been killed in an accidental firing by his naxalite colleague whiel they were involved in the murder of a contractor named Madhav Sabar at Narayanpur in Gajapati district. Later she had got married to a Maoist named Prakash Kimbaka. Prakash had later surrendered before police. Sarada had married one Suku Sabar of Pataguda after that. She continues with this third marriage and wants to lead normal life again. According to the Rayagada SP, she would be rehabilitated as per norms of state government for surrendering naxalites.
