Maoist leader Potula Kalpana
Hyderabad: A senior member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) with a bounty of Rs 1 crore surrendered before the Telangana police on Friday, September 12.
According to local reports, Potula Kalpana alias Sujatakka, is the widow of Kishan Ji, a Maoist leader who was killed in 2011. She is considered one of the most-wanted leaders.
She is in charge of the Chhattisgarh South Sub Zonal Bureau and has 106 cases booked against her.
A few other Maoists also surrendered to the police. A formal press conference is awaited on Saturday, September 13.
In July, five Maoists surrendered before the Telangana police in Mulugu district.
According to Mulugu police, Maoist cadres have been surrendering due to the joint awareness program by Mulugu District Police and CRPF for the development and welfare of tribal people under the initiative ‘Poru Kanna Ooru Minna – Mana Ooruki Tirigi Randi’.
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