Fed up with senior cadres, hardcore Maoist surrenders at Phulbani

BERHAMPUR/PHULBANI: A hardcore Maoist, Bija Madvi alias Tikes of KKBN Division (Rahul Area Committee) surrendered before DIG (Southern Range) Sarthak Sarangi and Kandhamal SP Harish B at Phulbani on Thursday.

A native of Mangalguda village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, Tikes surrendered with a pistol and two rounds of ammunition. He was inducted into the CPI (Maoist), Darba division in October, 2018 and worked in Paschim Bastar, Maad and Uttar Bastar division of Chhattisgarh before shifting to Odisha where he became a member of Nuapada and KKBN division, said Sarangi. He was involved in several exchanges of fire with security personnel in Kandhamal and Boudh districts and had over 10 cases pending against him.