Woman Maoist surrenders after leaders attempt to play Cupid

A fearsome woman Maoist who was involved in violence for the last three years in Orissa,surrendered because her seniors were attempting to play Cupid.

A fearsome woman Maoist who was involved in violence for the last three years in Orissa,surrendered on Wednesday because her seniors were attempting to play Cupid.

The woman,Pidikaka Laxmi alias Sunita of Golanda village said she was being pressurised by senior Maoist leaders to marry a Chhatisgarh cadre though she wanted to tie the knot with a young tribal man.

Sunita,who took part in an attack on an armoury in Orissa’s Nayagarh district,joined the Maoists at the instance of a Maoist,Uday,currently in jail,on the charge of killing VHP leader Swami Laxamananda Saraswati in Kandhamal district last year.

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She surrendered before outgoing Rayagada Superintendent of Police Asish Kumar Singh.

Sunita’s parents were present at the SP’s office when she surrendered.

“The surrendered woman will be provided with adequate security,” new SP Ashish Kumar Singh said.

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