Karnataka: Special NIA Court Places 6 Surrendered Maoists in Judicial Custody Until January 30
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Bengaluru, Jan 9 (NationPress) A Special NIA Court on Thursday placed the six surrendered Maoists in judicial custody until January 30.
The group led by Chikkamagaluru Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Balaji Singh presented the surrendered Maoists to Judge Gangadhar following their medical examinations at Victoria Hospital in the city.
The Maoists, who capitulated on Wednesday in front of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, are set to be relocated to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru.
Stringent police security was enforced at the court premises prior to their appearance before the judge.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed the surrendered Maoists into mainstream society by gifting them roses and copies of the Indian Constitution at his office, ‘Krishna’, in Bengaluru.
Following the surrender of these six individuals, the Congress-led government has proclaimed Karnataka as a Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-free state.
The six individuals who surrendered include: Mundagaru Latha from Mundagaru in Sringeri, Vanajakshi from Balehole in Kalasa, Sundari from Kutluru near Mangaluru, Marappa Jayanna Aroli from Raichur, Vasantha T. aka Ramesh from Tamil Nadu, and T.N. Jeesha from Kerala.
As per police reports, Mundagaru Latha is implicated in 85 cases, Sundari in 71, Marappa Aroli in 50, Vanajakshi in 29, Vasantha in 8, and Jeesha in 17 cases.
The Karnataka BJP has criticized the Congress government for treating the Maoists with such honor and facilitating their surrender.
The Office of the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Chikkamagaluru has sanctioned a Rs 3 lakh subsidy for each surrendered Maoist under the Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation scheme for Left-Wing Extremists.
Out of the eight identified Maoists in Karnataka, Vikram Gowda was encountered, and six have surrendered, while Ravindra remains at large.
Ravindra, a native of Sringeri in Chikkamagaluru district, is facing 14 cases and has not engaged with groups aimed at reintegrating Maoists into society.
According to police sources, Ravindra has been untraceable for 18 years.
