Bhawanipatna: A dreaded Maoist cadre, who was carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head, has surrendered before the Kalahandi Police on Tuesday, according to reports.
Kesab Veladi (27), the surrendered Maoist cadre, was a member of the Raul Area Committee (Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh and Nayagarh Division) and was involved in the torching of machineries at two contractor’s camps in Kalahandi and Kandhamal district in 2019.
He had joined Gangalur Dalam in Chhattisgarh in 2009 and worked there for a year. He was then transferred to Odisha to work under Maoist leader Jampanna. In 2011, he was shifted to Kharang Nadi area committee as Area Committee Manager and worked there till 2018.
According to Kalahandi SP Batulla Gangadhar, Velad was being physically tortured by senior Maoist leaders, who always opposed the development works in the remote areas.
Veladi said he lost confidence in Maoist ideology when he saw that they were exploiting the women cadre sexually as well as physically.
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