Deputy commander of Korukonda Area Committee of the banned CPI(Maoist) Vanthala Mallesh has surrendered to DIG of Police (Visakha Range) A. Ravi Chandra here on Friday.
He was with the Maoist movement since 2008 and 41 cases, including six murders, several cases of violence like blasting the coffee pulper unit at Cherukumpakla, destroying road laying equipment, bid to attack police parties with landmines, distribution of coffee plantations to Girijans, etc. He carried a reward of Rs. 1 lakh on his head, which the government was proposing to increase to Rs. 4 lakh.
Superintendent of Police Koya Praveen, OSD of Narsipatnam Vishal Gunni, Deputy Commandant of CRPF P. Kishore were also present.
Mallesh said he decided to surrender since his health was not good and his two wives and three children wanted him to come back to the mainstream. He was also upset with the Maoists making Girijans kill Girijans and was worried over being caught in an encounter with the police. He left the party some 20 days ago. He left his weapons with the party when he went to call on his family and he did not return but surrendered, Dr. Praveen said.
Incidentally he is a close relative of Balapam Sarpanch Sindri Karla who was killed by Maoists a few months ago.
